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