Croton megalocarpus

Agro-ecological Zone
All zones
Growth rate Management practices Invasiveness Leafing Phenology Location
Fast Lopping, pollarding and coppicing No Deciduous Rwanda
Country Rainfall Temperature Altitude Soil
Rwanda 800-1 900 11 to 26 1 200-2 450 Lightweight , deep and well drained
Kinyarwanda
Umunenge
Family Products Niche AFD Taxon AFD Link Ecological Services PROTA
Euphorbiaceae Firewood, Charcoal, Timber for furniture, Timber for construction, Medicine, Bee Forage Homestead boundary/live fence Croton megalocarpus Link Ornamental, Shade Link
Origin Location
Native Gishwati