seed catolgue 2014-1.pdf
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Kenya Forestry Seed Centre (KFSC) is part of the Tree Seed Programme at Kenya Forestry Research Institute (KEFRI). KFSC is mandated to provide certified site appropriate, high quality tree seed in sufficient quantities.Since its establishment in 1985, the Centre has been involved in collecting, processing, testing and distributing high quality tree seeds. . Seeds are collected from established seed orchards and selected seed stands of both exotic and indigenous tree species in all the ecological zones of Kenya.
The Centre has a well equipped laboratory and specialized staff who carry out seed quality tests for germination, purity, moisture content and weight in accordance with the International Seed Testing Association (ISTA) protocols to ensure the required standards. The Centre is also a registered seed merchant by the Kenya Plant Health Inspection Service (KEPHIS).
This Tree Seed Catalogue February 2014 has been Revisedfor the Centre’s existing and potential clients such as the Kenya Forest Service (KFS), individual farmers, Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and others involved in tree planting programmes. This should enhance our seed distribution and enable us to serve our customers even better. The Catalogue has both domestic and international prices. Seed can be ordered in varying quantities to meet client’s requirements. Information on seed handling and sowing is provided for most of the seeds. This information is also available in all the KFSC distribution Centres and on request by any client before, during and after seed purchase.
Introduction
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Species Price per KilogramLocal (Kshs) Export (US $)
Acacia abyssinica 1200 40
Acacia brevispica 1000 40
Acacia drepanolobium 1500 40
Acacia elatior 2000 50
Acacia gerrardii 1500 40
Acacia horrida 1000 40
Acacia kirkii 1500 50
Acacia lahai 1000 40
Acacia mangium 4000 100
Acacia mearnsii 1000 40
Acacia melanoxolyn 1000 50
Acacia mellifera 2000 50
Acacia nilotica 1000 40
Acacia nubica 800 40
Acacia polyacantha 2000 40
Acacia reficiens 800 50
Acacia Senegal 2000 40
Acacia seyal 2000 40
Acacia sieberiana 1500 50
Acacia tortilis 2000 40
Acacia xanthopholea 3500 70
Acacia zanzibarica 800 50
Acokanthera schimperi 1500 50
Acrocarpus fraxinifolius 2500 50
Adansonia digitata 1000 40
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Species Price per KilogramLocal (Kshs) Export (US $)
Adenanthera pavonina 3500 40
Afzelia quanzensis 2000 50
Albizia coriaria 3000 40
Albizia grandibracteata 3500 50
Albizia gummifera 3500 50
Albizia lebbeck 3000 40
Albizia lophantha 2000 40
Albizia procera 2000 40
Allophylus abyssinicus 1200 40
Araucaria angustifolia 1500 20
Araucaria cunninghamii 2000 50
Atriplex numularia 600 40
Azanza garckeana 1500 40
Balanites aegyptiaca 1000 50
Balanites orbicularis 1000 30
Balanites wilsoniana 600 40
Berchemia discolor 2000 40
Bischofia javanica 2700 70
Brachychiton acerifolium 3000 50
Brachylaena huillensis 5000 100
Brachystegia speciformis 1000 40
Caesalpinia volkensii 3500 50
Calliandra calothyrsus 3000 70
Callistemon citrinus 4000 100
Callistemon lanceolatus 4000 100
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Species Price per KilogramLocal (Kshs) Export (US $)
Callistemon viminalis 3000 100
Callitris robusta 1000 100
Calodendrum capense 1500 40
Casearia battiscombe 3500 60
Casuarina equisetifolia 5000 100
Casuarina jughuniana 5000 100
Celtis africana 3500 70
Chorisia speciosa 2000 60
Chorisia ventricosa 2000 60
Combretum schumannii 800 40
Combretum zeyheri 800 30
Commiphora baluensis 4000 50
Conocorpus lancifolius 1000 60
Cordeuxia edulis 3000 100
Cordia africana 2000 50
Cordia monoica 2500 60
Cordia sinensis 2000 40
Craibia brownii 1000 30
Croton macrostachyus 2000 40
Croton megalocarpus 1000 40
Cryptomeria japonica 2000 150
Cupressus lusitanica (SSS) 3500 70
Cupressus lusitanica (SO) 5000 150
Cupressus pyramidalis 5000 70
Dalbergia melanoxylon 1000 100
Delonix elata 4000 60
Delonix regia 1000 40
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Species Price per KilogramLocal (Kshs) Export (US $)
Dialium orientale 1500 40
Dichostachys cinerea 2000 50
Diospyros abyssinica 1500 40
Diospyros cornii 1500 30
Diospyros mespiliformis 2000 100
Diospyros scabra 1500 40
Dobera glabra 1000 40
Dodonea viscosa 800 40
Dombeya torrida 5000 60
Dovyalis abyssinica 4000 100
Dovyalis caffra 2000 100
Drypetes gerradii 1500 40
Ehretia cymosa 3500 50
Entada abyssinica 800 30
Erythrina abyssinica 5000 70
Erythrina burttii 3000 50
Erythrophloeum guineese 1500 30
Eucalyptus camaldulensis (SSS) 3500 70
Eucalyptus camaldulensis (SO) 5000 200
Eucalyptus ficifolia 5000 100
Eucalyptus globulus 5000 100
Eucalyptus grandis (SSS) 3500 100
Eucalyptus grandis (SO) 5000 150
Eucalyptus maculata 3500 100
Eucalyptus paniculata 4000 100
Eucalyptus regnans 5000 100
Eucalyptus saligna (SSS) 3000 100
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Species Price per KilogramLocal (Kshs) Export (US $)
Eucalyptus saligna (SO) 5000 200
Eucalyptus urophylla 4000 100
Eucalyptus urophylla 4000 100
Faidhebia albida 3500 70
Faurea saligna 4000 80
Flacourtia indica 2500 60
Fraxinus pennsylvanica 1000 40
Gardenia volkensii 1000 40
Gmelina arborea 2000 50
Grevillea robusta 5000 105
Grewia discolor 1000 40
Grewia villosa 1000 40
Gliricidia sepium 4000 50
Gyrocarpus americanus 1200 70
Hagenia abyssinica 2500 50
Hakea saligna 5000 120
Harungana madagascariensis 2000 65
Hymenaea verrucosa 1000 40
Hyphaene compressa 500 20
Hyphaene coriacea 500 20
Jacaranda mimiosifolia 4000 60
Jatropha curcas 1000 40
Juniperus procera 2000 70
Khaya anthotheca 1500 50
Kigelia africana 2000 40
Lannea elata 1500 40
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Species Price per KilogramLocal (Kshs) Export (US $)
Lawsonia inermis 1500 60
Leucaena diversifolia 2000 50
Leucaena leucocephala 1500 40
Leucaena pallida 2000 70
Leucaena trichandra 2500 50
Maesopsis eminii 1000 40
Markhamia lutea 2000 70
Melia azedarach 2500 40
Melia volkensii 4000 100
Melia volkensii (SO) 6000 150
Melia volkensii (Nuts) 800 30
Milicia excelsa 5000 100
Milletia dura 2000 50
Mimusops kummel 1000 60
Moringa oleifera 1500 40
Moringa stenopetala 3000 60
Myrianthus holstii 4000 60
Mystroxylon aethiopicum 1500 40
Newtonia buchananii 3500 40
Newtonia hildebrandtii 3500 40
Newtonia paucijuga 1000 25
Ocotea usambarensis 5000 50
Olea capensis ssp .hochstetteri 3000 70
Olea capensis ssp .welwitchii 3500 50
Olea europaea ssp. africana 3000 50
Paramacrolobium coeruleum 1000 40
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Species Price per KilogramLocal (Kshs) Export
(US $)
Parkinsonia aculeata 1000 60
Phoenix reclinata 1000 40
Piliostigma thonningii 800 40
Pinus caribaea 5000 100
Pinus patula (SSS) 5000 60
Pinus patula (SO) 7000 200
Pinus radiata 5000 100
Pithecellobium dulce 1000 40
Podocarpus falcatus 1500 40
Polyscias fulva 4000 70
Polyscias kikuyuensis 4000 70
Premna maxima 3500 50
Pyracantha angustifolia 4000 50
Schinus molle 1500 50
Sclerocarya birrea 600 40
Senna siamea 2000 60
Senna spectabilis 1500 60
Sesbania grandiflora 1500 40
Sesbania sesban 1500 50
Spathodea campanulata 3500 70
Strychnos henningsii 2000 40
Syncarpia laurifolia 3000 65
Tamarindus indica 2000 50
Teclea nobilis 3000 50
Tecoma stans 5000 55
Tectona grandis 1000 40
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Species Price per KilogramLocal (Kshs) Export
(US $)
Terminali mentalis 1200 50
Terminalia brownii (Extracted) 3000 60
Terminalia brownii (fruits) 800 20
Terminalia prunoides 800 40
Terminalia spinosa 1500 40
Thevetia peruviana 800 40
Tipuana tipu 1000 40
Tristinia conferta 3500 70
Vangueria madagascariensis 2500 40
Vangueria madagascariensis 1500 50
Vitex payos 1500 40
Ximenia americana 1000 40
Zanthoxylum gilletii 1200 70
Ziziphus abyssinica 1000 40
Ziziphus mauritiana 1000 40
Ziziphus mucronata 1000 40
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Species
Price per Kilogram
Collection Period
Local (Kshs)
Export (US $)
Aningeria adolfi-friederici 1500 40 April-June
Antiaris toxicaria 4000 40 May-June
Azadirachta indica 1500 50 April-June
Boscia angustifolia 2000 30 Dec./Jan.
Boscia coriacea 2000 30 Dec./Jan.
Ekebergia capensis 3000 35 May-June
Funtumia africana 2000 50 Oct-Dec.
Garcinia livingstonei 3000 35 April-June
Manilkara sansibarensis 1500 50 April-June
Oldfieldia somalensis 2500 30 Oct-Dec.
Podocarpus latifolius 2000 50 May-June
Prunus africana 2500 50 April-June
Salvadora persica 1500 45 Oct-Dec.
Syzygium guineense 2500 40 April-June
Trichilia emetica 2500 40 Oct-Dec.
Warburgia ugandensis 3000 60 April-June
The following seeds can only be supplied on demand as they are recalcitrant (sensitive to desiccation) and are therefore not kept in storage. Orders should be made one month prior to the expected seed ripening/collection period.
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The Enterprise Manager Kenya Forestry Research Institute, P.O. Box 20412-00200, NairobiTel: 0729 058 034 / 020 2365175 / 0722 154 414Email: [email protected] / [email protected] Website: www.kefri.orgOur face book page @ KEFRI Enterprises
The Seed ManagerKenya Forestry Seed CentreP.O Box 20412-00200 NairobiTel: 0723 500 [email protected]
Regional Director Coast Eco-Region Research Programme-GedeP.O. Box 1078-80200, MalindiTel: 020-2386358 Email: [email protected]
Regional Director Rift ValleyEco-Region Research ProgrammeP.O. Box 382-20203, LondianiTel:020-2172567 Email: [email protected]
Contacts
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Regional DirectorLake Victoria Basin Eco-Region Research ProgrammeP.O. Box 25199-40108, KisumuTel, 0739684, 019Email: [email protected]
Regional Director - KaruraForest Products Research CentreP.O Box 64636-00200, NairobiTel: 0733 764 726 Email: [email protected]
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