Albizia amara
| Agro-ecological Zone |
|---|
| Lowlands |
| Growth rate | Management practices | Invasiveness | Leafing Phenology | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slow | Copping, lopping, pollarding | No | Deciduous | Kenya |
| Country | Rainfall | Temperature | Altitude | Soil |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 400 - 1000 | 15 - 40 | 400 - 1500 | Thrives in lighter soils, succeeding even when fertility is low, and is also able to tolerate clay soils |
| Common names/English | Kamba | Kikuyu |
|---|---|---|
| Bitter albizia | Kiundua/Kiundwa/Kyundua |
| Propagation Method | Seed shelf life | Pre-sowing seed treatment | Seed Dispersal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seedlings, direct sowing | The orthodox seeds can be stored up to 2.5 years without losing viability appreciably | unknown |
| 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 furniture, Timber for construction, Medicine | Scattered in cropland, Scatterd in homestead | Link | Albizia amara (Roxb.) Boivin | Link | Shade, Soil erosion control |
| Origin | Location |
|---|---|
| Native | Makueni |