Senna spectabilis
| Agro-ecological Zone |
|---|
| All zones |
| Growth rate | Management practices | Invasiveness | Leafing Phenology | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fast | Coppicing | Yes | Evergreen | Kenya |
| Country | Rainfall | Temperature | Altitude | Soil |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 800-2000 | 14-32 | 0-2000 | S. spectabilis grows in deep, moist, sandy or loamy soils but flourishes even in poor, black cotton soils |
| Common names/English | Kamba | Kikuyu |
|---|---|---|
| American Cassia | Mwenu | Muchingiri |
| Propagation Method | Seed shelf life | Pre-sowing seed treatment | Seed Dispersal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seedlings, Direct sowing | Long (several years) | wind |
| Family | Products | Niche | AFD Taxon | AFD Link | Useful Tropical Plant Taxon | Useful Tropical Plant Link | Ecological Services | PROTA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fabaceae | Firewood, Charcoal, Timber for construction, Farm tools, Bee Forage | Scatterd in homestead, Homestead boundary/live fence | Senna spectabilis (DC.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby | Link | Senna spectabilis (DC.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby | Link | Shade, Soil erosion control, Soil fertility improvement through mulch/ leaves, Wind break |
| Origin | Location |
|---|---|
| Exotic | Kiambu, Makueni |