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Coccoloba diversifolia

Dove-plum · Polygonaceae

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

PolygonaceaeShrub

Identity and native distribution

Family

Polygonaceae

Life form

Shrub

Documented native regions
North AmericaCentral America and CaribbeanSouth America

Documented uses

Environmental usesMaterialsMedicinal use

Documented climate envelope

VariableObserved rangeCentral range
Annual mean temperature13.53 – 27.9114.85 – 27.79
Temperature of the warmest month20.05 – 36.4322.09 – 36.01
Temperature of the coldest month2.41 – 25.054.45 – 25.05
Annual precipitation265.22 – 4768.34301.94 – 3328.64
Precipitation seasonality25.48 – 112.3428.28 – 110.54

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(+)/kg16.55 – 33.6220.15 – 26.48
Clay%4.53 – 49.3822.57 – 40.52
Coarse fragments%3.08 – 14.974.62 – 11.1
Total nitrogeng/kg2.13 – 14.513 – 11.74
pH—5.3 – 7.35.8 – 7.17
Sand%18.8 – 90.3324.15 – 52.62
Soil organic carbong/kg25.62 – 161.940.25 – 103.05

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

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