Carissa edulis
| Agro-ecological Zone |
|---|
| Midlands |
| Growth rate | Management practices | Invasiveness | Leafing Phenology | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slow | Pruning | No | Evergreen | Kenya |
| Country | Rainfall | Temperature | Altitude | Soil |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1000-2100 | 19-30 | 1 000-2 000 | unknown |
| Common names/English | Kamba | Kikuyu | Maasai | Samburu |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conkerberry/Egyptian carissa |
| Propagation Method | Seed shelf life | Pre-sowing seed treatment | Seed Dispersal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seed, seedlings, wildings | More than 12 months in dry air storage at 5 deg. C | Not necessary | Birds, other animals |
| Family | Products | Niche | AFD Taxon | AFD Link | Useful Tropical Plant Taxon | Useful Tropical Plant Link | Ecological Services | PROTA | Other Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apocynaceae | Fruits, Other Foods (including nuts), roots, Firewood, Timber for construction, Medicine, Fodder, Bee Forage | Live fence, Cropland boundary, Scattered in cropland, Scatterd in homestead, Homestead boundary/live fence | Carissa edulis | Shade, Wind break |
| Cultural Uses |
|---|
| Ornamental |