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Barringtonia racemosa

Brackishwater Mangrove · Lecythidaceae

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

LecythidaceaeShrub

Identity and native distribution

Family

Lecythidaceae

Life form

Shrub

Documented native regions
AfricaTemperate AsiaTropical AsiaAustralasiaPacific

Documented uses

Environmental usesFuelGene sourcesHuman foodMaterialsMedicinal useDocumented toxicity

Documented climate envelope

VariableObserved rangeCentral range
Annual mean temperature9.97 – 28.3912.37 – 28.25
Temperature of the warmest month15.37 – 40.8516.27 – 39.89
Temperature of the coldest month0.11 – 25.653.31 – 25.65
Annual precipitation406.1 – 5884.7478.58 – 4805.3
Precipitation seasonality7.1 – 140.547.64 – 129.2

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(+)/kg9.18 – 20.069.5 – 17.9
Clay%14.98 – 38.6820.9 – 28.6
Coarse fragments%4.7 – 7.225.1 – 6.9
Total nitrogeng/kg0.67 – 1.80.94 – 1.34
pH—5 – 7.55.5 – 7
Sand%45.46 – 74.7452.5 – 61.3
Soil organic carbong/kg10.84 – 31.1813.4 – 20.3

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

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