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Cassia sieberiana

African Laburnum

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

Shrub

Identity and native distribution

Family

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Life form

Shrub

Documented native regions
Africa

Documented uses

Environmental usesFuelHuman foodMaterialsMedicinal useDocumented toxicitySocial uses

Documented climate envelope

VariableObserved rangeCentral range
Annual mean temperature21.17 – 29.9121.71 – 29.61
Temperature of the warmest month27.03 – 43.8527.69 – 41.99
Temperature of the coldest month6.59 – 22.878.03 – 22.39
Annual precipitation8.48 – 3643.8213.28 – 2783.44
Precipitation seasonality22.7 – 197.4427.5 – 184.48

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(+)/kg6.3 – 16.937.7 – 13.7
Clay%17.35 – 25.3220.1 – 23.2
Coarse fragments%7.5 – 18.258.97 – 16.38
Total nitrogeng/kg0.59 – 2.090.81 – 1.76
pH—5.6 – 6.415.78 – 6.2
Sand%39.99 – 61.0742.5 – 58.75
Soil organic carbong/kg8.2 – 25.039.6 – 21.7

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

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