Punica granatum
Agro-ecological Zone |
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Lowlands |
Growth rate | Management practices | Invasiveness | Leafing Phenology | Location |
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Slow | Lopping, pruning, coppicing, thinning | Deciduous | Kenya |
Country | Rainfall | Temperature | Altitude | Soil |
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Kenya | 1000 | 20 | 0 - 1500 | Prefers well drained, heavy, light and medium soils. Will also do well on calcerous soils |
Common names/English | Kamba | Kikuyu |
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Pomegranate | Kungumanga |
Propagation Method | Seed shelf life | Pre-sowing seed treatment | Seed Dispersal |
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Seeds, cuttings | 1 month | Animals |
Family | Products | Niche | AFD Taxon | AFD Link | Useful Tropical Plant Taxon | Useful Tropical Plant Link | Ecological Services | PROTA |
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Punicaceae | Fruits, Firewood, Farm tools, Medicine, Fodder, Tannins/Dyestuff | Scattered in cropland, Scatterd in homestead | Punica granatum L. | Link | Shade |
Origin | Location |
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Exotic | Kiambu |