Moringa oleifera
| Agro-ecological Zone |
|---|
| Lowlands to Midlands |
| Growth rate | Management practices | Invasiveness | Leafing Phenology | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fast | Pruning , Coppicing, Pollarding | No | Deciduous | Kenya |
| Country | Rainfall | Temperature | Altitude | Soil |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | >500 | 26-40 | 0-1000 | Drained clay or clay loam |
| Common names/English | Kamba | Kikuyu |
|---|---|---|
| Drumstick tree | Muvutu | Muringa |
| Propagation Method | Seed shelf life | Pre-sowing seed treatment | Seed Dispersal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seeds | Medium (more than 6 months) | unknown |
| Family | Products | Niche | AFD Taxon | AFD Link | Useful Tropical Plant Taxon | Useful Tropical Plant Link | Ecological Services | PROTA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moringaceae | Other Foods (including nuts), Oil, Medicine, Fodder, Bee Forage, Tannins/Dyestuff, Fibre | Live fence, Scattered in cropland, Scatterd in homestead, Homestead boundary/live fence, Along soil conservation structures | Moringa oleifera | Link | Shade, Wind break |
| Origin | Location |
|---|---|
| Exotic | Kiambu, Makueni |