Sesbania sesban
| Agro-ecological Zone |
|---|
| All zones |
| Growth rate | Management practices | Invasiveness | Leafing Phenology | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fast | Pruning, Cutting back at young age | No | Deciduous | Rwanda |
| Country | Rainfall | Temperature | Altitude | Soil |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rwanda | 500-2000 | 17 to 20 | 100-2300 | Tolerates seasonal or permanently waterlogged soils as well as saline, acidic and alkaline soils |
| Kinyarwanda |
|---|
| Umunyegenyege |
| Family | Products | Niche | AFD Taxon | AFD Link | Ecological Services | PROTA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fabaceae | Firewood, Charcoal, Timber for construction, Medicine, Fodder, Bee Forage, Gums/Resins | Scattered in cropland, Homestead boundary/live fence, Along soil conservation structures | Sesbania sesban | Link | Live fence, Shade, Soil fertility improvement through mulch/ leaves, Wind break | Link |
| Origin | Location |
|---|---|
| Exotic | Bugesera |