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Combretum imberbe

Leadwood · Combretaceae

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

CombretaceaeTree

Identity and native distribution

Family

Combretaceae

Life form

Tree

Documented native regions
Africa

Documented uses

Animal foodEnvironmental usesFuelHuman foodInvertebrate foodMaterialsMedicinal useDocumented toxicitySocial uses

Documented climate envelope

VariableObserved rangeCentral range
Annual mean temperature15.21 – 25.5715.81 – 25.09
Temperature of the warmest month24.23 – 34.8725.31 – 34.21
Temperature of the coldest month2.47 – 20.413.31 – 18.97
Annual precipitation25.62 – 1652.5895.22 – 1410.3
Precipitation seasonality50.78 – 123.1456.72 – 121.26

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(+)/kg4.61 – 25.795.5 – 18.9
Clay%5.21 – 41.987.97 – 37.23
Coarse fragments%0.75 – 28.71.45 – 23.4
Total nitrogeng/kg0.43 – 2.150.49 – 1.96
pH—5.11 – 8.885.4 – 8.7
Sand%35.83 – 88.7342.12 – 84.1
Soil organic carbong/kg2.8 – 30.993.35 – 23.8

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

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