Azanza garckeana
| Agro-ecological Zone |
|---|
| Lowlands to Midlands |
| Growth rate | Management practices | Invasiveness | Leafing Phenology | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slow | Weeding, coppicing | No | Deciduous | Kenya |
| Country | Rainfall | Temperature | Altitude | Soil |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 250 - 500 | unknown | 0 - 1900 | Prefers mostly light yellow-brown to reddish-yellow gritty, sandy clay loams, and often grows on black to dark grey and brown clays. |
| Common names/English | Kamba | Kikuyu |
|---|---|---|
| Azanza/Rhodesian tree-hibiscus quarters/Slime-apple/Snot-apple | Mu-tuu |
| Propagation Method | Seed shelf life | Pre-sowing seed treatment | Seed Dispersal |
|---|---|---|---|
| unknown | Dry seeds store well in cool circumstances | unknown |
| Family | Products | Niche | AFD Taxon | AFD Link | Useful Tropical Plant Taxon | Useful Tropical Plant Link | Ecological Services | PROTA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malvaceae | Fruits, Firewood, Charcoal, Timber for furniture, Household tools, Medicine, Fodder, Fibre | Homestead boundary/live fence | Azanza garckeana (F. Hoffm.) Exell et Hillc. | Link | Shade, Soil erosion control |
| Origin | Location |
|---|---|
| Native | Makueni |