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Combretum zeyheri

Large-Fruited Combretum

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 – 28.2315.81 – 27.51
Temperature of the warmest month24.23 – 34.8725.31 – 34.47
Temperature of the coldest month2.47 – 21.653.31 – 21.15
Annual precipitation25.62 – 1881.5695.22 – 1848.56
Precipitation seasonality22.7 – 123.1427.5 – 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(+)/kg6.93 – 12.889.38 – 11.2
Clay%6.41 – 16.87.67 – 15.28
Coarse fragments%1.75 – 10.964.42 – 6.9
Total nitrogeng/kg0.48 – 0.70.52 – 0.62
pH—5.6 – 7.596.33 – 7.3
Sand%66.9 – 87.9868.1 – 85.83
Soil organic carbong/kg3.21 – 9.983.7 – 7.5

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

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