Croton macrostachyus

Agro-ecological Zone
Midlands
Growth rate Management practices Invasiveness Leafing Phenology Location
Fairly Fast Lopping,Pollarding,Coppicing No Deciduous Kenya
Country Rainfall Temperature Altitude Soil
Kenya 150-1200 unknown 200-3400 Volcanic
Common names/English Kamba Kikuyu Maasai Samburu
Woodland croton/Forest fever tree/Broad-leaved croton Mutundu/Kitundu Mutundu Olkeparke
Propagation Method Seed shelf life Pre-sowing seed treatment Seed Dispersal
Seedlings, wildings Medium (1- 6 Months) Not necessary unknown
Family Products Niche AFD Taxon AFD Link Useful Tropical Plant Taxon Useful Tropical Plant Link Ecological Services PROTA Other Links
Euphorbiaceae Fruits, Firewood, Charcoal, Timber for construction, Farm tools, Household tools, Medicine, Fodder, Bee Forage, Income Live fence, Scattered in cropland, Scatterd in homestead, Homestead boundary/live fence, Woodlot, Along soil conservation structures, Lake/ river shores Croton macrostachyus Croton macrostachyus Hochst. ex Delile Shade, Soil erosion control, Riverbank stabilization, Wind break
Cultural Uses