Boscia mossambicensis

Broad-Leaved Boscia

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 foodHuman foodMaterialsMedicinal useDocumented toxicity

Variable	Observed range	Central range
Annual mean temperature	15.31 – 28.71	16.75 – 27.51
Temperature of the warmest month	22.91 – 38.57	25.01 – 35.73
Temperature of the coldest month	3.19 – 22.09	3.43 – 21.37
Annual precipitation	25.62 – 1881.56	95.22 – 1848.56
Precipitation seasonality	22.7 – 123.8	27.5 – 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	4.61 – 41.99	5.5 – 35.67
Clay	%	5.21 – 44.42	7.97 – 38.42
Coarse fragments	%	0.7 – 33.12	1.6 – 23.4
Total nitrogen	g/kg	0.43 – 3.5	0.49 – 2.1
pH	—	4.5 – 8.88	4.8 – 8.7
Sand	%	21.14 – 88.73	29.1 – 84.1
Soil organic carbon	g/kg	2.8 – 44.24	3.35 – 25.6

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