Cerbera floribunda

Cassowary plumtree · Apocynaceae

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

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Identity and native distribution

Family

Apocynaceae

Life form

Tree

Documented native regions

Tropical AsiaAustralasiaPacific

Animal foodEnvironmental usesFuelMaterialsMedicinal useDocumented toxicitySocial uses

Variable	Observed range	Central range
Annual mean temperature	11.23 – 26.91	12.37 – 26.85
Temperature of the warmest month	15.37 – 36.47	16.27 – 35.93
Temperature of the coldest month	6.93 – 25.65	8.19 – 25.65
Annual precipitation	464.26 – 5677.46	586.18 – 4163.06
Precipitation seasonality	7.1 – 120.74	7.64 – 109.88

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	10.35 – 31.9	13.8 – 25.1
Clay	%	27.57 – 43.51	33.12 – 40.3
Coarse fragments	%	4.39 – 12.2	6.5 – 9.57
Total nitrogen	g/kg	1.74 – 4.87	2.2 – 3.4
pH	—	4.8 – 5.6	5.1 – 5.4
Sand	%	24.97 – 46.56	29.62 – 37.4
Soil organic carbon	g/kg	28.9 – 126.43	38.2 – 68.65

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