Acacia xanthophloea/ Vachellia xanthophloea

Agro-ecological Zone
Lowlands to Midlands
Growth rate Management practices Invasiveness Leafing Phenology Location
Fast Lopping Yes Deciduous Kenya
Country Rainfall Temperature Altitude Soil
Kenya unknown unknown 600 - 2300 It often grows on alluvial black clay soils
Common names/English Kamba Kikuyu
Fever tree Kimweya/Mweya/Mwea/Musewa Murera
Propagation Method Seed shelf life Pre-sowing seed treatment Seed Dispersal
Seedlings Mature and properly dried seeds can be stored in airtight containers at room temperature for at least 1 year vervet monkeys, wind, water
Family Products Niche AFD Taxon AFD Link Useful Tropical Plant Taxon Useful Tropical Plant Link Ecological Services PROTA
Fabaceae Other Foods (including nuts), Firewood, Charcoal, Timber for construction, Medicine, Fodder, Bee Forage, Dead fence Scattered in cropland Shade, Soil fertility improvement through nitrogen-fixing, Riverbank stabilization
Origin Location
Native Makueni