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Doliocarpus major

Caskfruit

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

Shrub
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Identity and native distribution

Family

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Life form

Shrub

Documented native regions
Central America and CaribbeanSouth America

Documented uses

MaterialsMedicinal use

Documented climate envelope

VariableObserved rangeCentral range
Annual mean temperature5.03 – 27.9111.51 – 27.79
Temperature of the warmest month10.21 – 35.0515.73 – 34.63
Temperature of the coldest month-1.33 – 24.436.43 – 24.01
Annual precipitation503.74 – 5806.72595.84 – 5214.22
Precipitation seasonality14.22 – 99.315.72 – 96.96

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(+)/kg8.1 – 25.1310.25 – 17.3
Clay%20.9 – 39.9426.35 – 35.15
Coarse fragments%1.4 – 14.374.1 – 10.05
Total nitrogeng/kg1.24 – 4.371.54 – 2.9
pH—4.2 – 5.64.6 – 5.3
Sand%21.92 – 54.3530.55 – 43.5
Soil organic carbong/kg13.85 – 89.7618.7 – 40.9

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

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