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Combretum molle

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
AfricaTemperate Asia

Documented uses

Animal foodEnvironmental usesFuelHuman foodInvertebrate foodMaterialsMedicinal useDocumented toxicitySocial uses

Documented climate envelope

VariableObserved rangeCentral range
Annual mean temperature14.05 – 30.7314.77 – 29.73
Temperature of the warmest month21.01 – 44.0522.45 – 43.45
Temperature of the coldest month-0.91 – 22.87-0.01 – 22.39
Annual precipitation8.48 – 3643.8213.28 – 2783.44
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(+)/kg6.3 – 36.28.7 – 25.3
Clay%17.8 – 40.620.8 – 37.1
Coarse fragments%3.96 – 20.387.7 – 16.5
Total nitrogeng/kg0.55 – 2.750.68 – 1.78
pH—5.8 – 6.86.1 – 6.5
Sand%33.66 – 67.0239 – 52.6
Soil organic carbong/kg7.76 – 32.069.7 – 22.1

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

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