Isoberlinia doka
Isoberlinia doka
- Native to:
- Benin | Burkina | Cameroon | Central African Republic | Chad | DR Congo | Ghana | Guinea | Guinea-Bissau | Ivory Coast | Mali | Niger | Nigeria | Senegal | Sudan-South Sudan | Togo | Uganda
Wikimedia: Marco Schmidt [1] (www.senckenberg.de)
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Fabaceae
- Genus:
- Isoberlinia
- Species:
- Isoberlinia doka
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Tree
- Height:
- 2000 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- High
- Bloom Months:
- mar,apr,may
- Bloom Colors:
- white
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- large mammals, birds
- Fire Ecology:
- Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire
- Fire Notes:
- Mature trees are fire-tolerant; fire promotes seedling establishment in savanna ecosystems.
Source: deepseek-v4-flash
Propagation & Germination
- Scarification:
- Seed coat scarification required before sowing
- Germination Time:
- 7–30 days
- Notes:
- Seeds require scarification (nicking or hot water treatment) to break physical dormancy; germination occurs within 1-4 weeks.
Source: deepseek-v4-flash