Olea europaea ssp. africana
| Agro-ecological Zone |
|---|
| All zones |
| Growth rate | Management practices | Invasiveness | Leafing Phenology | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slow | Pruning, thinning, pollarding | No | Evergreen | Kenya |
| Country | Rainfall | Temperature | Altitude | Soil |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 500 - 1000 | 22 - 28 | 800-2 500 | Acid soils are not a problem for it |
| Common names/English | Kamba | Kikuyu |
|---|---|---|
| African wild olive | Muthata | Mutamaiyu |
| Propagation Method | Seed shelf life | Pre-sowing seed treatment | Seed Dispersal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wildings, seedlings (difficult to raise) | Short (2 months) | unknown |
| Family | Products | Niche | AFD Taxon | AFD Link | Useful Tropical Plant Taxon | Useful Tropical Plant Link | Ecological Services | PROTA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oleaceae | Firewood, Charcoal, Timber for furniture, Timber for construction, Farm tools, Household tools, Medicine, Fodder, Bee Forage | Olea europaea ssp. africana | Link | Olea europaea cuspidata (Wall. & G.Don) Cif. | Link | Shade, Soil fertility improvement through nitrogen-fixing, Soil fertility improvement through mulch/ leaves |
| Origin | Location |
|---|---|
| Native | Kiambu |