Vachellia drepanolobium/Acacia drepanolobium
| Agro-ecological Zone |
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| All zones |
| Growth rate | Management practices | Invasiveness | Leafing Phenology | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medium | unknown | Yes | Deciduous | Kenya |
| Country | Rainfall | Temperature | Altitude | Soil |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 500-1300 | unknown | 20-2680 | unknown |
| Common names/English | Kamba | Kikuyu | Maasai | Samburu |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whistling thorn |
| Propagation Method | Seed shelf life | Pre-sowing seed treatment | Seed Dispersal |
|---|---|---|---|
| unknown | Can be stored in closed containers without deterioration for 5 - 10 years or more in dry conditions at ambient temperatures. | Scarification | Wind, gravity, herbivores |
| Family | Products | Niche | AFD Taxon | AFD Link | Useful Tropical Plant Taxon | Useful Tropical Plant Link | Ecological Services | PROTA | Other Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fabaceae | Other Foods (including nuts), young galls, young pods, Firewood, Medicine, Bee Forage, Gums/Resins | Live fence, Homestead boundary/live fence | Vachellia drepanolobium (Harms ex Y.Sjöstedt) P.J.H.Hurter | Link | Soil fertility improvement through nitrogen-fixing |
| Cultural Uses |
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