Markhamia lutea
| Agro-ecological Zone |
|---|
| All zones |
| Growth rate | Management practices | Invasiveness | Leafing Phenology | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fast | Pollarding, coppicing. | No | Evergreen | Kenya |
| Country | Rainfall | Temperature | Altitude | Soil |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 800-2000 | 12 to 27 | 900-2000 | Trees prefer red loam soil but can tolerate well-drained, heavy, acidic clay soils |
| Common names/English | Kamba | Kikuyu |
|---|---|---|
| Nile tulip | Kyoo | Muu |
| Propagation Method | Seed shelf life | Pre-sowing seed treatment | Seed Dispersal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seedlings, wildings | Sow fresh seeds | Wind |
| Family | Products | Niche | AFD Taxon | AFD Link | Useful Tropical Plant Taxon | Useful Tropical Plant Link | Ecological Services | PROTA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bignoniaceae | Firewood, Charcoal, Timber for furniture, Timber for construction, Farm tools, Household tools, Medicine, Bee Forage | Scattered in cropland, Scatterd in homestead, Homestead boundary/live fence, Woodlot, Along soil conservation structures | Markhamia lutea | Link | Markhamia lutea (Beth.) K.Schum. | Link | Shade, Soil erosion control, Soil fertility improvement through mulch/ leaves, Wind break | Link |
| Origin | Location |
|---|---|
| Native | Kiambu, Makueni |