Maerua edulis/Maerua decumbens

Agro-ecological Zone
Lowlands to Midlands
Growth rate Management practices Invasiveness Leafing Phenology Location
unknown Coppicing unknown Evergreen Kenya
Country Rainfall Temperature Altitude Soil
Kenya 200-1000 unknown 0-1800 unknown
Common names/English Kamba Kikuyu Maasai Samburu
Blue-leaved bush berry Munatha Olkiage Lamuyaki
Propagation Method Seed shelf life Pre-sowing seed treatment Seed Dispersal
Seedlings, wildings unknown unknown unknown
Family Products Niche AFD Taxon AFD Link Useful Tropical Plant Taxon Useful Tropical Plant Link Ecological Services PROTA Other Links
Capparaceae Fruits, Other Foods (including nuts), roots, seeds, Medicine, Fodder, Bee Forage Live fence, Cropland boundary, Homestead boundary/live fence Maerua decumbens Maerua edulis (Gilg & Gilg-Ben.) DeWolf
Cultural Uses