Melia volkensii
| Agro-ecological Zone |
|---|
| Midlands |
| Growth rate | Management practices | Invasiveness | Leafing Phenology | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fast | Coppicing | No | Deciduous | Uganda |
| Country | Rainfall | Temperature | Altitude | Soil |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 300-800 | 26-38 | 400-1700 | Prefer sandy soils with good drainage but still grow in sandy-clay and shallow stony soils |
| Lugishu |
|---|
| Melia / Lira-lira |
| Family | Products | Niche | AFD Taxon | AFD Link | Useful Tropical Plant Taxon | Useful Tropical Plant Link | Ecological Services | Prota Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meliaceae | Firewood, Charcoal, Timmber for furniture, Timber for construction, Household tools | Cropland boundary, Scattered in cropland, Scatterd in homestead, Woodlot | Melia volkensii | Link | Ornamental, Shade, Wind break |