Grevillea robusta
| Agro-ecological Zone |
|---|
| All zones |
| Growth rate | Management practices | Invasiveness | Leafing Phenology | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medium | Pollarding, coppicing, lopping, pruning | No | Evergreen | Kenya |
| Country | Rainfall | Temperature | Altitude | Soil |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 600 - 1700 | 25-31 | 0 - 2300 | loam or light sandy soils |
| Common names/English | Kamba | Kikuyu |
|---|---|---|
| Silky oak | Mukima | Mubariti/Mukima |
| Propagation Method | Seed shelf life | Pre-sowing seed treatment | Seed Dispersal |
|---|---|---|---|
| unknown | Medium (1- 6 Months) | Wind |
| Family | Products | Niche | AFD Taxon | AFD Link | Useful Tropical Plant Taxon | Useful Tropical Plant Link | Ecological Services | PROTA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proteaceae | Firewood, Charcoal, Timber for furniture, Timber for construction, Farm tools, Fodder, Bee Forage | Scattered in cropland, Scatterd in homestead, Homestead boundary/live fence, Woodlot | Grevillea robusta | Link | Grevillea robusta A.Cunn. Ex R.Br | Link | Shade, Wind break | Link |
| Origin | Location |
|---|---|
| Exotic | Kiambu, Makueni |