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Commiphora mollis

Soft-Leaved Commiphora

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 usesHuman foodMaterialsMedicinal useSocial uses

Documented climate envelope

VariableObserved rangeCentral range
Annual mean temperature16.09 – 28.2316.75 – 27.51
Temperature of the warmest month25.13 – 34.8725.67 – 34.47
Temperature of the coldest month3.19 – 21.653.43 – 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(+)/kg4.61 – 29.365.5 – 23.15
Clay%5.21 – 41.87.97 – 36
Coarse fragments%0.7 – 28.71.45 – 23.4
Total nitrogeng/kg0.43 – 3.50.49 – 1.84
pH—4.5 – 8.884.8 – 8.7
Sand%27.83 – 88.7339.8 – 84.1
Soil organic carbong/kg2.8 – 44.243.35 – 23.25

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

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