Senna siamea
| Agro-ecological Zone |
|---|
| Lowlands to Midlands |
| Growth rate | Management practices | Invasiveness | Leafing Phenology | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fast | Weeding, coppicing, pollarding, lopping | Yes | Evergreen | Kenya |
| Country | Rainfall | Temperature | Altitude | Soil |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 500-2800 | 20-31 | 0-1800 | Performs best on deep well-drained fertile soils with pH 5.5-7.5, but will grow on degraded lateritic soils provided drainage is not impeded. The species is intolerant of saline soils |
| Common names/English | Kamba | Kikuyu |
|---|---|---|
| Siamese Senna | Ikengeta |
| Propagation Method | Seed shelf life | Pre-sowing seed treatment | Seed Dispersal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seedlings, Direct sowing | Medium (more than 6 months) | Wind |
| Family | Products | Niche | AFD Taxon | AFD Link | Useful Tropical Plant Taxon | Useful Tropical Plant Link | Ecological Services | PROTA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fabaceae | Firewood, Charcoal, Timber for furniture, Timber for construction, Medicine, Bee Forage | Scattered in cropland, Scatterd in homestead, Woodlot | Senna siamea | Link | Senna siamea (Lam.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby | Link | Soil erosion control |
| Origin | Location |
|---|---|
| Exotic | Makueni |