Bombax costatum

Red kapok tree

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

Tree

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Identity and native distribution

Family

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Life form

Tree

Documented native regions

Africa

Animal foodEnvironmental usesGene sourcesHuman foodMaterialsMedicinal use

Variable	Observed range	Central range
Annual mean temperature	22.45 – 29.91	23.29 – 29.61
Temperature of the warmest month	29.23 – 43.85	30.25 – 41.99
Temperature of the coldest month	6.59 – 22.87	8.03 – 22.39
Annual precipitation	8.48 – 3643.82	13.28 – 2783.44
Precipitation seasonality	30.22 – 197.44	33.52 – 184.48

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	6.6 – 16.91	8.15 – 13.05
Clay	%	17.95 – 28.42	22.82 – 26
Coarse fragments	%	8.28 – 20.74	11.18 – 16.05
Total nitrogen	g/kg	0.63 – 1.95	0.83 – 1.74
pH	—	5.6 – 6.66	5.7 – 6
Sand	%	40.2 – 64.25	42.77 – 48.23
Soil organic carbon	g/kg	8.74 – 23.31	9.95 – 21.18

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