Diospyros abyssinica
| Agro-ecological Zone |
|---|
| All zones |
| Growth rate | Management practices | Invasiveness | Leafing Phenology | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slow | Pruning, pollarding, coppicing | No | Evergreen | Kenya |
| Country | Rainfall | Temperature | Altitude | Soil |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 650 - 2050 | unknown | 500 - 2400 | unknown |
| Common names/English | Kamba | Kikuyu |
|---|---|---|
| Giant diospyros | Mukololo | Muiruthi |
| Propagation Method | Seed shelf life | Pre-sowing seed treatment | Seed Dispersal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seedlings, wildings | Long (several years) | unknown |
| Family | Products | Niche | AFD Taxon | AFD Link | Useful Tropical Plant Taxon | Useful Tropical Plant Link | Ecological Services | PROTA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ebenaceae | Firewood, Charcoal, Timber for furniture, Timber for construction, Farm tools, Household tools | Homestead boundary/live fence | Diospyros abyssinica | Link | Diospyros abyssinica (Hiern) F.White | Link | Shade | Link |
| Origin | Location |
|---|---|
| Native | Kiambu |