Acacia senegal/Senegalia senegal
| Agro-ecological Zone |
|---|
| Lowlands to Midlands |
| Growth rate | Management practices | Invasiveness | Leafing Phenology | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slow | Lopping, pruning, coppicing, weeding | No | Deciduous | Kenya |
| Country | Rainfall | Temperature | Altitude | Soil |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 600 | 25-30 | 0-2000 | Moist well drained soils |
| Common names/English | Kamba | Kikuyu |
|---|---|---|
| Gum arabic tree | Kikole/King'olola/King'ola/King'ole | Munyua |
| Propagation Method | Seed shelf life | Pre-sowing seed treatment | Seed Dispersal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seedlings, directs sowing at site | Seed stores well | unknown |
| Family | Products | Niche | AFD Taxon | AFD Link | Useful Tropical Plant Taxon | Useful Tropical Plant Link | Ecological Services | PROTA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fabaceae | Income, Other Foods (including nuts), Firewood, Charcoal, Timber for construction, Medicine, Fodder, Bee Forage, Gums/Resins, Fibre | Scatterd in homestead, Woodlot | Shade, Soil fertility improvement through nitrogen-fixing |
| Origin | Location |
|---|---|
| Native | Makueni |