Balanites glabra
Agro-ecological Zone |
---|
Lowlands to Midlands |
Growth rate | Management practices | Invasiveness | Leafing Phenology | Location |
---|---|---|---|---|
Slow | None | unknown | Evergreen | Kenya |
Country | Rainfall | Temperature | Altitude | Soil |
---|---|---|---|---|
Kenya | Unknown | unknown | 1400 - 1800 | unknown |
Common names/English | Kamba | Kikuyu | Maasai | Samburu |
---|---|---|---|---|
Desert date | Kilului | Osaragi/Olng'oswa |
Propagation Method | Seed shelf life | Pre-sowing seed treatment | Seed Dispersal |
---|---|---|---|
Seedlings, direct sowing at site | Sow fresh seeds | Not necessary | Elephants |
Family | Products | Niche | AFD Taxon | AFD Link | Useful Tropical Plant Taxon | Useful Tropical Plant Link | Ecological Services | PROTA | Other Links |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Balanitaceae | Fruits, Household tools, Fodder, Dead fence | Live fence | Balanites glabra | Link | Shade, Soil erosion control |
Cultural Uses |
---|