Detarium senegalense
Detarium senegalense
- Native to:
- Benin | Burkina | Cameroon | Central African Republic | Chad | DR Congo | Gambia | Ghana | Guinea | Guinea-Bissau | Ivory Coast | Liberia | Mali | Nigeria | Senegal | Sierra Leone | South Sudan | Sudan-South Sudan | Togo
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Fabaceae
- Genus:
- Detarium
- Species:
- Detarium senegalense
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Tree
- Height:
- 3000 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- Medium
- Bloom Colors:
- white, cream
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- birds, mammals
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Propagation & Germination
- Scarification:
- Seed coat scarification required before sowing
- Germination Time:
- 30–90 days
- Notes:
- Seeds require scarification (nicking or hot water treatment) to break physical dormancy.
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