Melia azedarach
| Agro-ecological Zone |
|---|
| Lowlands |
| 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 | Maasai | Samburu |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinaberry tree |
| Propagation Method | Seed shelf life | Pre-sowing seed treatment | Seed Dispersal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seedlings, wildings, direct sowing at site | Long | Not necessary but soaking in cold water for up to three days may hasten germination | unknown |
| Family | Products | Niche | AFD Taxon | AFD Link | Useful Tropical Plant Taxon | Useful Tropical Plant Link | Ecological Services | PROTA | Other Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meliaceae | Firewood, Charcoal, Timber for construction, Farm tools, Medicine, Fodder, Bee Forage, Income | Cropland boundary, Homestead boundary/live fence, Along soil conservation structures, Road boundary/ openland | Markhamia lutea | Link | Markhamia lutea (Beth.) K.Schum. | Link | Shade, Soil erosion control, Soil fertility improvement through nitrogen-fixing, Soil fertility improvement through mulch/ leaves | Link |
| Cultural Uses |
|---|
| Ornamental |