Tamarindus indica
| Agro-ecological Zone |
|---|
| Lowlands |
| Growth rate | Management practices | Invasiveness | Leafing Phenology | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slow | Pruning, pollarding, coppicing | Yes | Evergreen- deciduous | Kenya |
| Country | Rainfall | Temperature | Altitude | Soil |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 350 - 2700 | 20 - 33 | 0 - 1500 | It grows in most soils but prefers well-drained deep alluvial soil |
| Common names/English | Kamba | Kikuyu |
|---|---|---|
| Tamarind | Kithumula/Kikwasu |
| Propagation Method | Seed shelf life | Pre-sowing seed treatment | Seed Dispersal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seedlinds, wildings, direct sowing at site, budding | viability can be maintained for several years in hermetic storage at 10° Celcius | Ruminats, monkeys |
| Family | Products | Niche | AFD Taxon | AFD Link | Useful Tropical Plant Taxon | Useful Tropical Plant Link | Ecological Services | PROTA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fabaceae | Fruits, Firewood, Charcoal, Timber for furniture, Timber for construction, Household tools, Medicine, Fodder, Bee Forage, Tannins/Dyestuff | Scatterd in homestead | Tamarindus indica L. | Link | Tamarindus indica L. | Link | Shade, Soil fertility improvement through nitrogen-fixing, Soil fertility improvement through mulch/ leaves |
| Origin | Location |
|---|---|
| Native | Makueni |