Zanthoxylum chalybeum
| Agro-ecological Zone |
|---|
| Lowlands |
| Growth rate | Management practices | Invasiveness | Leafing Phenology | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slow | Coppicing and pollarding | No | Deciduous | Kenya |
| Country | Rainfall | Temperature | Altitude | Soil |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 750 - 1500 | unknown | 0 - 1600 | Dry and Rocky |
| Common names/English | Kamba | Kikuyu | Maasai | Samburu |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knob wood | Mukenea/Mukanu | Oloisuki/Oloisugi | Loisugi |
| Propagation Method | Seed shelf life | Pre-sowing seed treatment | Seed Dispersal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seedlings, wildings | Short(loses viability within a few weeks) | Not necessary | unknown |
| Family | Products | Niche | AFD Taxon | AFD Link | Useful Tropical Plant Taxon | Useful Tropical Plant Link | Ecological Services | PROTA | Other Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rutaceae | Other Foods (including nuts), dried leaves(used as tea leaves), Firewood, Charcoal, Timber for furniture, Timber for construction, Household tools, Medicine | Scatterd in homestead | Zanthoxylum chalybeum | Link | Shade | Link |
| Cultural Uses |
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