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Combretum collinum

Combretaceae

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

Animal foodEnvironmental usesFuelHuman foodInvertebrate foodMaterialsMedicinal useSocial uses

Documented climate envelope

VariableObserved rangeCentral range
Annual mean temperature15.21 – 30.4515.81 – 29.73
Temperature of the warmest month21.01 – 43.8522.45 – 41.99
Temperature of the coldest month2.47 – 22.873.31 – 22.39
Annual precipitation8.48 – 3643.8213.28 – 2192.5
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(+)/kg6.21 – 13.27.35 – 10.8
Clay%6.6 – 27.9910.1 – 19.2
Coarse fragments%2.72 – 19.54.2 – 11
Total nitrogeng/kg0.46 – 0.920.52 – 0.69
pH—5.7 – 7.66 – 6.9
Sand%43.44 – 87.6957.7 – 82.97
Soil organic carbong/kg3.2 – 13.053.7 – 9.28

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

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