Calliandra calothyrsus
| Agro-ecological Zone |
|---|
| Lowlands to Midlands |
| Growth rate | Management practices | Invasiveness | Leafing Phenology | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fast | Looping, coppicing | No | Semi-deciduous/ Evergreen | Kenya |
| Country | Rainfall | Temperature | Altitude | Soil |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 700-3000 | 18-28 | 0-1800 | Grows well on a wide range of soil types but prefers light textured, slightly acidic soils. It can tolerate infertile and compacted or poorly aerated soils but does not tolerate waterlogged and alkaline soils. |
| Common names/English | Kamba | Kikuyu |
|---|---|---|
| Calliandra/Red calliandra | Kivuti/Muvuti | Calliandra |
| Propagation Method | Seed shelf life | Pre-sowing seed treatment | Seed Dispersal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seedlings | Long | unknown |
| Family | Products | Niche | AFD Taxon | AFD Link | Useful Tropical Plant Taxon | Useful Tropical Plant Link | Ecological Services | PROTA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fabaceae | Firewood, Timber for construction, Fodder, Bee Forage | Cropland boundary, Scattered in cropland, Homestead boundary/live fence, Along soil conservation structures | Calliandra calothyrsus | Link | Calliandra calothyrsus | Link | Shade, Soil erosion control, Soil fertility improvement through nitrogen-fixing, Soil fertility improvement through mulch/ leaves, Wind break |
| Origin | Location |
|---|---|
| Exotic | Kiambu, Makueni |