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Apeiba tibourbou

Monkey's Comb · Malvaceae

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

MalvaceaeTree

Identity and native distribution

Family

Malvaceae

Life form

Tree

Documented native regions
North AmericaCentral America and CaribbeanSouth America

Documented uses

FuelMaterialsMedicinal use

Documented climate envelope

VariableObserved rangeCentral range
Annual mean temperature5.03 – 28.4711.51 – 27.87
Temperature of the warmest month10.21 – 36.5715.73 – 36.01
Temperature of the coldest month-1.33 – 24.433.63 – 24.01
Annual precipitation265.22 – 5806.72301.94 – 5214.22
Precipitation seasonality14.22 – 112.3415.72 – 110.54

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

Documented soil preferences

VariableUnitObserved rangeCentral range
Cation exchange capacity (CEC)cmol(+)/kg7.7 – 24.5510.65 – 23.5
Clay%22.95 – 36.2526.75 – 34
Coarse fragments%1.25 – 7.653.05 – 5.7
Total nitrogeng/kg1.54 – 3.832 – 3.79
pH—4.7 – 5.455 – 5.4
Sand%29.95 – 57.634.25 – 45.35
Soil organic carbong/kg17.4 – 62.631.7 – 62.6

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

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