Anthocleista grandiflora

Forest big-leaf · Gentianaceae

Summary of the structured data documented in ClimaFlora for this taxon.

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Identity and native distribution

Family

Gentianaceae

Life form

Tree

Documented native regions

Africa

Environmental usesFuelHuman foodMaterialsMedicinal use

Variable	Observed range	Central range
Annual mean temperature	15.65 – 29.17	16.75 – 28.63
Temperature of the warmest month	18.81 – 40.33	21.45 – 39.61
Temperature of the coldest month	3.19 – 22.93	3.43 – 21.91
Annual precipitation	34.84 – 3643.82	64.48 – 2046.82
Precipitation seasonality	22.7 – 180.92	27.5 – 165.44

These values describe the documented climate envelope of the taxon. They are not, by themselves, a local recommendation.

Variable	Unit	Observed range	Central range
Cation exchange capacity (CEC)	cmol(+)/kg	23.68 – 28.2	25.1 – 27.1
Clay	%	35.88 – 62.38	41.4 – 57.7
Coarse fragments	%	3.34 – 9.4	4.2 – 7.9
Total nitrogen	g/kg	4.38 – 5.26	4.58 – 5.03
pH	—	4.8 – 5.3	4.8 – 5.1
Sand	%	13.82 – 30.36	19.7 – 25.4
Soil organic carbon	g/kg	41.7 – 69.8	47.5 – 63.1

These soil preferences should be compared with the site profile and the confidence of the local data.