Buddleja polystachya

Agro-ecological Zone
Midlands to Highlands
Growth rate Management practices Invasiveness Leafing Phenology Location
Unknown Lopping, coppicing, and pollarding Unknown Deciduous Kenya
Country Rainfall Temperature Altitude Soil
Kenya unknown unknown 2,200–3,600 Grows in dry, moist, and wet soils
Common names/English Kamba Kikuyu Maasai Samburu
Butterfly Bush Ruti/Muthimbari/Muchorowe Olbiran Ngurangura
Propagation Method Seed shelf life Pre-sowing seed treatment Seed Dispersal
Seedlings, wildings and cuttings. unknown Not necessary unknown
Family Products Niche AFD Taxon AFD Link Useful Tropical Plant Taxon Useful Tropical Plant Link Ecological Services PROTA Other Links
Scrophulariaceae Fruits, Firewood, Charcoal, Timber for construction, Fodder Live fence Buddleja polystachya
Cultural Uses