Sesbania sesban
| Agro-ecological Zone |
|---|
| All zones |
| Growth rate | Management practices | Invasiveness | Leafing Phenology | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fast | Pruning, Cutting back at young age | No | Deciduous | Kenya |
| Country | Rainfall | Temperature | Altitude | Soil |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 500-2000 | 17 to 20 | 100-2300 | Tolerates seasonal or permanently waterlogged soils as well as saline, acidic and alkaline soils |
| Common names/English | Kamba | Kikuyu |
|---|---|---|
| Egyptian riverhemp | Munyongo | Mwethia |
| Propagation Method | Seed shelf life | Pre-sowing seed treatment | Seed Dispersal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct sowing at site, wildlings | Medium(less 12 month) | 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, Medicine, Fodder, Bee Forage, Gums/Resins, Fibre | Cropland boundary, Homestead boundary/live fence | Sesbania sesban | Link | Sesbania sesban (L.) Merr. | Link | Shade, Wind break |
| Origin | Location |
|---|---|
| Native | Kiambu |