Delonix elata
| Agro-ecological Zone |
|---|
| Lowlands |
| Growth rate | Management practices | Invasiveness | Leafing Phenology | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fast | Coppicing, pollarding, lopping | No | Deciduous | Kenya |
| Country | Rainfall | Temperature | Altitude | Soil |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 580 - 900 | 27 | 100 - 1400 | Requires a well-drained soil, growing well in rocky soils |
| Common names/English | Kamba | Kikuyu |
|---|---|---|
| White gul mohur/Creamy peacock flower | Muange |
| Propagation Method | Seed shelf life | Pre-sowing seed treatment | Seed Dispersal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seedlings, direct sowing at site, wildings | Mature and properly dried seeds can be stored in airtight containers at room temperature for at least 1 year | unknown |
| Family | Products | Niche | AFD Taxon | AFD Link | Useful Tropical Plant Taxon | Useful Tropical Plant Link | Ecological Services | PROTA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fabaceae | Income, Other Foods (including nuts), Timber for furniture, Farm tools, Household tools, Medicine, Fodder, Bee Forage | Delonix elata (L.) Gamble | Link | Delonix elata (L.) Gamble | Link | Shade, Soil erosion control | Link |
| Origin | Location |
|---|---|
| Native | Makueni |