Berchemia discolor
Agro-ecological Zone |
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Lowlands to Midlands |
Growth rate | Management practices | Invasiveness | Leafing Phenology | Location |
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Fast | Tending the crop should include regular watering, slashing and spot weeding until the plants are well established. Coppicing, pollarding and lopping are all practised. | No | Semi-deciduous | Kenya |
Country | Rainfall | Temperature | Altitude | Soil |
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Kenya | 250-500 to 760-1200 | 14-30 | 300 -1900 | It grows naturally on a variety of soils of various origins. Performs best on well-drained soils in woodlands and along drainage lines |
Common names/English | Kamba | Kikuyu | Maasai | Samburu |
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Mountain date/Bird plum/Brown ivory/Dog plum/Wild almond | Santaiti |
Propagation Method | Seed shelf life | Pre-sowing seed treatment | Seed Dispersal |
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Root suckers, seedlings | Viability can be maintained for several years in hermetic storage at 3 deg. C | scarify the seed or immerse it in hot water and then allow the water to cool for 12 hours | Unknown |
Family | Products | Niche | AFD Taxon | AFD Link | Useful Tropical Plant Taxon | Useful Tropical Plant Link | Ecological Services | PROTA | Other Links |
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Rhamnaceae | Fruits, Timber for furniture, Timber for construction, Household tools, Medicine, Fodder, Bee Forage, Tannins/Dyestuff, Gums/Resins | Berchemia discolor Hemsley | Link | Berchemia discolor (Klotzsch) Hemsl. | Link | Shade, Wind break |
Cultural Uses |
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Ornamental |