Trichilia emetica
| Agro-ecological Zone |
|---|
| Lowlands |
| Growth rate | Management practices | Invasiveness | Leafing Phenology | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairly fast | Pollarding, coppicing | No | Semi-deciduous | Kenya |
| Country | Rainfall | Temperature | Altitude | Soil |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 600 - 2300 | 19 - 31 | 0 - 1800 | Prefers a well-drained, rich alluvial or sandy soil and a high water table |
| Common names/English | Kamba | Kikuyu | Maasai | Samburu |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natal mahogany | Mutuluku/Musambo | Mururi | Ilberi |
| Propagation Method | Seed shelf life | Pre-sowing seed treatment | Seed Dispersal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seedlings, cuttings, wildings | Sow Fresh Seed | The surrounding aril should be removed by macerating the seed in water | Birds, water |
| Family | Products | Niche | AFD Taxon | AFD Link | Useful Tropical Plant Taxon | Useful Tropical Plant Link | Ecological Services | PROTA | Other Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meliaceae | Fruits, Oil, Firewood, Timber for furniture, Timber for construction, Farm tools, Household tools, Medicine, Fodder, Bee Forage | Scattered in cropland, Scatterd in homestead | Trichilia emetica | Link | Trichilia emetica Vahl | Link | Shade, Wind break |
| Cultural Uses |
|---|
| Ornamental |