Catha edulis
| Agro-ecological Zone |
|---|
| Midlands |
| Growth rate | Management practices | Invasiveness | Leafing Phenology | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fast | Pollarding, weeding, trimming as a result of harvest | No | Evergreen | Kenya |
| Country | Rainfall | Temperature | Altitude | Soil |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 800 - 1000 | 6–32 | 1400-2200 | Can be grown in a wide range of moderately acid to alkaline soils, from sandy loams to heavy clays, sufficiently deep and well drained, with a high organic matter content in the topsoil |
| Common names/English | Kamba | Kikuyu | Maasai | Samburu |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khat | Miraa |
| Propagation Method | Seed shelf life | Pre-sowing seed treatment | Seed Dispersal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Root cuttings or suckers. Seedlings can be used too | Best sown as soon as it is ripe since it quickly loses its viability | Not necessary | unknown |
| Family | Products | Niche | AFD Taxon | AFD Link | Useful Tropical Plant Taxon | Useful Tropical Plant Link | Ecological Services | PROTA | Other Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celastraceae | Firewood, Medicine, Income | Scattered in cropland, Scatterd in homestead, Homestead boundary/live fence, Woodlot, Lake/ river shores | Catha edulis (Vahl) Forssk. ex Endl. | Link | Link |
| Cultural Uses |
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