Combretum apiculatum

Red bushwillow

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

Shrub

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Identity and native distribution

Family

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Life form

Shrub

Documented native regions

Africa

Animal foodEnvironmental usesFuelHuman foodInvertebrate foodMaterialsMedicinal useSocial uses

Variable	Observed range	Central range
Annual mean temperature	15.21 – 28.23	15.81 – 27.51
Temperature of the warmest month	24.23 – 34.87	25.31 – 34.47
Temperature of the coldest month	2.47 – 21.65	3.31 – 21.15
Annual precipitation	25.62 – 1881.56	95.22 – 1848.56
Precipitation seasonality	22.7 – 123.14	27.5 – 121.26

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	8.6 – 21.2	12.4 – 18.3
Clay	%	11.24 – 30.9	15.1 – 24.5
Coarse fragments	%	2.3 – 19.28	4.1 – 8.3
Total nitrogen	g/kg	0.55 – 1.42	0.73 – 1.09
pH	—	6 – 8.02	6.3 – 6.7
Sand	%	49.82 – 75.22	58.2 – 70
Soil organic carbon	g/kg	4.14 – 20.46	7.65 – 12.15

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