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 |
|---|---|---|
| Woodland croton/Forest fever tree/Broad-leaved croton | Mutundu/Kitundu | Mutundu |
| Propagation Method | Seed shelf life | Pre-sowing seed treatment | Seed Dispersal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seedlings, wildings | Medium (1- 6 Months) | unknown |
| Family | Products | Niche | AFD Taxon | AFD Link | Useful Tropical Plant Taxon | Useful Tropical Plant Link | Ecological Services | PROTA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Euphorbiaceae | Income, Fruits, Firewood, Charcoal, Timber for construction, Farm tools, Household tools, Medicine, Fodder, Bee Forage | Live fence, Scattered in cropland, Scatterd in homestead, Homestead boundary/live fence, Woodlot, Along soil conservation structures | Croton macrostachyus | Link | Croton macrostachyus Hochst. ex Delile | Link | Shade, Soil erosion control, Riverbank stabilization, Wind break | Link |
| Origin | Location |
|---|---|
| Native | Kiambu, Makueni |