Cassia abbreviata

Agro-ecological Zone
Lowlands

Growth rate	Management practices	Invasiveness	Leafing Phenology	Location
Medium	Pruning, pollading, trimming, coppicing	No	Deciduous	Kenya

Country	Rainfall	Temperature	Altitude	Soil
Kenya	1400	unknown	0 - 1000	Prefers a sunny position in a deep sandy and well drained soil

Common names/English	Kamba	Kikuyu
Sjambok pod/Long-tail cassia	Kyathandathe/Mualandathe

Propagation Method	Seed shelf life	Pre-sowing seed treatment	Seed Dispersal
Seeedlings, wildings, root suckers	Seed can be stored for long periods		mammals

Family	Products	Niche	AFD Taxon	AFD Link	Useful Tropical Plant Taxon	Useful Tropical Plant Link	Ecological Services	PROTA
Fabaceae	Firewood, Timber for furniture, Timber for construction, Medicine, Tannins/Dyestuff		Cassia abbreviata Oliv.	Link	Cassia abbreviata Oliv.	Link	Shade	Link

Origin	Location
Native	Makueni