Melia azedarach
| Agro-ecological Zone |
|---|
| Lowlands |
| Growth rate | Management practices | Invasiveness | Leafing Phenology | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairly fast | Pollarding, lopping, coppicing, pruning | Yes | Deciduous | Kenya |
| Country | Rainfall | Temperature | Altitude | Soil |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 350-2000 | 23-27 | 0-1800 | Deep, fertile, sandy loam soils support the best growth |
| Common names/English | Kamba | Kikuyu |
|---|---|---|
| Chinaberry tree |
| Propagation Method | Seed shelf life | Pre-sowing seed treatment | Seed Dispersal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seedlings, wildings, direct sowing at site | Long | unknown |
| Family | Products | Niche | AFD Taxon | AFD Link | Useful Tropical Plant Taxon | Useful Tropical Plant Link | Ecological Services | PROTA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meliaceae | Income, Firewood, Charcoal, Timber for construction, Farm tools, Medicine, Fodder, Bee Forage | Cropland boundary, Homestead boundary/live fence, Along soil conservation structures | Melia azedarach | Link | Shade, Soil erosion control, Soil fertility improvement through nitrogen-fixing, Soil fertility improvement through mulch/ leaves |
| Origin | Location |
|---|---|
| Exotic | Kiambu, Makueni |