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Cecropia schreberiana

Downgolog · Urticaceae

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

UrticaceaeTree

Identity and native distribution

Family

Urticaceae

Life form

Tree

Documented native regions
Central America and CaribbeanSouth America

Documented uses

No documented use

Documented climate envelope

VariableObserved rangeCentral range
Annual mean temperature15.19 – 27.1719.75 – 26.19
Temperature of the warmest month21.05 – 33.3926.09 – 33.03
Temperature of the coldest month9.07 – 23.9313.51 – 23.79
Annual precipitation646.4 – 2614.12909.08 – 2585.38
Precipitation seasonality25.48 – 66.1428.28 – 62.72

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(+)/kg16.95 – 30.320.4 – 26
Clay%33.2 – 52.5238.8 – 46.38
Coarse fragments%4.08 – 17.826.33 – 11.7
Total nitrogeng/kg2.07 – 5.052.63 – 3.79
pH—5 – 7— – —
Sand%12.29 – 35.2219.02 – 29.9
Soil organic carbong/kg25.07 – 71.9633.8 – 54.02

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

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