Dodonaea viscosa
Agro-ecological Zone |
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All zones |
Growth rate | Management practices | Invasiveness | Leafing Phenology | Location |
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Fast | Requires litle or no management | No | Deciduous or evergreen | Kenya |
Country | Rainfall | Temperature | Altitude | Soil |
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Kenya | 300 - 1200 | 18 - 38 | 1000-2700 | Requires a light well-drained soil in a sunny position.Succeeds in almost any fertile soil and in a hot dry position |
Common names/English | Kamba | Kikuyu |
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Broadleaf hopbush | Kithongoi/Muthongoi | Murema muthua |
Propagation Method | Seed shelf life | Pre-sowing seed treatment | Seed Dispersal |
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Seedlings, stem cuttings | unknown |
Family | Products | Niche | AFD Taxon | AFD Link | Useful Tropical Plant Taxon | Useful Tropical Plant Link | Ecological Services | PROTA |
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Sapindaceae | Firewood, Timber for construction, Medicine, Bee Forage | Live fence, Scatterd in homestead, Along soil conservation structures | Dodonaea viscosa (D. angustifolia) | Link | Dodonaea viscosa (L.) Jacq. | Link | Shade, Soil fertility improvement through nitrogen-fixing | Link |
Origin | Location |
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Native | Kiambu |