Combretum hereroense

Russet bushwillow · Combretaceae

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

CombretaceaeShrub

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Identity and native distribution

Family

Combretaceae

Life form

Shrub

Documented native regions

Africa

Animal foodEnvironmental usesFuelHuman foodMaterialsMedicinal useSocial uses

Variable	Observed range	Central range
Annual mean temperature	15.21 – 29.17	15.81 – 28.63
Temperature of the warmest month	22.91 – 40.33	25.01 – 39.61
Temperature of the coldest month	2.47 – 22.09	3.31 – 21.37
Annual precipitation	25.62 – 1652.58	64.48 – 1410.3
Precipitation seasonality	33.4 – 180.92	39.94 – 165.44

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	8.93 – 23.9	10.2 – 21.6
Clay	%	14.75 – 32.23	15.35 – 29.1
Coarse fragments	%	5.76 – 11.4	6.3 – 10.4
Total nitrogen	g/kg	0.51 – 1.47	0.52 – 1.25
pH	—	6.45 – 7.7	6.9 – 7.45
Sand	%	44.82 – 73.23	47.5 – 68.35
Soil organic carbon	g/kg	3.45 – 15.8	3.6 – 12.2

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