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Cordia sinensis

Grey-Leaved Cordia

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 AsiaTropical Asia

Documented uses

Animal foodEnvironmental usesFuelGene sourcesHuman foodInvertebrate foodMaterialsMedicinal useDocumented toxicitySocial uses

Documented climate envelope

VariableObserved rangeCentral range
Annual mean temperature14.19 – 30.7315.81 – 29.73
Temperature of the warmest month22.91 – 44.9125.01 – 43.95
Temperature of the coldest month-0.41 – 22.871.25 – 22.39
Annual precipitation1.24 – 3643.821.72 – 2291.18
Precipitation seasonality33.4 – 197.4439.94 – 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(+)/kg20.25 – 26.0521.65 – 23.68
Clay%27.23 – 35.6227.5 – 33.17
Coarse fragments%8.31 – 13.759.3 – 12.6
Total nitrogeng/kg1.13 – 1.681.21 – 1.34
pH—6.23 – 7.146.75 – 7.1
Sand%41 – 48.1344.35 – 46.9
Soil organic carbong/kg12.26 – 18.0212.6 – 15.47

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

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