Sclerocarya birrea
| Agro-ecological Zone |
|---|
| Lowlands |
| Growth rate | Management practices | Invasiveness | Leafing Phenology | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fast | Coppicing | No | Deciduous | Kenya |
| Country | Rainfall | Temperature | Altitude | Soil |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 200 - 1600 | 19 - 35 | 0 - 1600 | Prefers well drained sandy soils and loams in the wild, though it is also often found growing on rocky hills. The plant is very tolerant of saline soils |
| Common names/English | Kamba | Kikuyu |
|---|---|---|
| Marula | Muuwa |
| Propagation Method | Seed shelf life | Pre-sowing seed treatment | Seed Dispersal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cuttings, seedling, truncheons, grafting | dried seed can retain its viability for several years | Water |
| Family | Products | Niche | AFD Taxon | AFD Link | Useful Tropical Plant Taxon | Useful Tropical Plant Link | Ecological Services | PROTA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anacardiaceae | Fruits, Firewood, Charcoal, Timber for furniture, Timber for construction, Household tools, Medicine, Fodder, Bee Forage, Tannins/Dyestuff, Fibre | Scatterd in homestead | Sclerocarya birrea ssp. caffra | Link | Sclerocarya birrea (A.Rich.) Hochst. | Link | Riverbank stabilization | Link |
| Origin | Location |
|---|---|
| Native | Makueni |