Leucaena diversifolia
| Agro-ecological Zone |
|---|
| Lowlands to Midlands |
| Growth rate | Management practices | Invasiveness | Leafing Phenology | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fast | Lopping, pollarding, pruning, coppicing | No | Deciduous | Kenya |
| Country | Rainfall | Temperature | Altitude | Soil |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | unknown | unknown | 0 - 1800 | unknown |
| Common names/English | Kamba | Kikuyu | Maasai | Samburu |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wild tamarind/Red leucaena | Lucina | Lucina |
| Propagation Method | Seed shelf life | Pre-sowing seed treatment | Seed Dispersal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct sowing at site | Long | Soak seeds in boiling water for 10 seconds and soak overnight in cold water. Nicking | unknown |
| Family | Products | Niche | AFD Taxon | AFD Link | Useful Tropical Plant Taxon | Useful Tropical Plant Link | Ecological Services | PROTA | Other Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fabaceae | Firewood, Timber for construction, Fodder, Bee Forage, Tannins/Dyestuff, Gums/Resins | Live fence, Scattered in cropland | Lannea schweinfurthii subsp. stuhlmannii | Link | Lannea schweinfurthii (Engl.) Engl. | Link | Shade |
| Cultural Uses |
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