Dodonaea viscosa
| Agro-ecological Zone |
|---|
| All zones |
| Growth rate | Management practices | Invasiveness | Leafing Phenology | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fast | Requires litle or no management | No | Deciduous or evergreen | Kenya |
| Country | Rainfall | Temperature | Altitude | Soil |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Broadleaf hopbush | Kithongoi/Muthongoi | Murema muthua |
| Propagation Method | Seed shelf life | Pre-sowing seed treatment | Seed Dispersal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seedlings, stem cuttings | unknown |
| Family | Products | Niche | AFD Taxon | AFD Link | Useful Tropical Plant Taxon | Useful Tropical Plant Link | Ecological Services | PROTA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Native | Kiambu |