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Brachystegia boehmii

Mfuti

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

Tree

Identity and native distribution

Family

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Life form

Tree

Documented native regions
Africa

Documented uses

FuelGene sourcesHuman foodMaterialsMedicinal use

Documented climate envelope

VariableObserved rangeCentral range
Annual mean temperature16.31 – 25.5718.23 – 25.09
Temperature of the warmest month21.87 – 34.8724.21 – 34.21
Temperature of the coldest month5.11 – 21.275.77 – 21.15
Annual precipitation347.36 – 2252.88357.38 – 1857.42
Precipitation seasonality22.7 – 123.1427.5 – 121.26

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(+)/kg4.61 – 25.795.5 – 17.45
Clay%6.91 – 45.99.5 – 39.42
Coarse fragments%0.7 – 14.621.45 – 10.25
Total nitrogeng/kg0.43 – 3.410.49 – 2.5
pH—4.5 – 7.794.8 – 7.3
Sand%32.22 – 88.7337.88 – 84.1
Soil organic carbong/kg2.9 – 56.313.35 – 29.12

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

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