Boscia foetida

Smelly Shepherd's Tree

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

Shrub

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Identity and native distribution

Family

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Life form

Shrub

Documented native regions

Africa

Animal foodGene sourcesHuman foodMedicinal useSocial uses

Variable	Observed range	Central range
Annual mean temperature	13.41 – 25.57	15.81 – 25.09
Temperature of the warmest month	24.23 – 34.87	25.31 – 34.21
Temperature of the coldest month	1.05 – 16.71	2.01 – 15.63
Annual precipitation	25.62 – 1652.58	95.22 – 1410.3
Precipitation seasonality	27.28 – 123.14	41.44 – 119.12

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	11.04 – 14.4	13.1 – 14
Clay	%	4.9 – 17.05	5.1 – 6.22
Coarse fragments	%	17.35 – 43.1	36.8 – 40.9
Total nitrogen	g/kg	0.55 – 0.61	0.56 – 0.57
pH	—	8.9 – 9.2	9.1 – 9.1
Sand	%	58.1 – 81.7	77.8 – 81.7
Soil organic carbon	g/kg	2.5 – 3.77	2.5 – 2.8

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