Dracaena mannii

Dragonblood

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

Africa

Environmental usesHuman foodMaterialsMedicinal useDocumented toxicitySocial uses

Variable	Observed range	Central range
Annual mean temperature	18.93 – 28.71	19.53 – 28.17
Temperature of the warmest month	27.53 – 38.79	28.01 – 37.95
Temperature of the coldest month	9.43 – 22.65	9.97 – 21.57
Annual precipitation	694.24 – 4226.84	982.12 – 3812.24
Precipitation seasonality	22.7 – 118.58	27.5 – 107.12

These values describe the documented climate envelope of the taxon. They are not, by themselves, a local recommendation.

Variable	Unit	Observed range	Central range
Cation exchange capacity (CEC)	cmol(+)/kg	5.3 – 19.2	6.92 – 15.32
Clay	%	12.31 – 46.76	15.55 – 43.52
Coarse fragments	%	0.7 – 20.59	1.48 – 15.8
Total nitrogen	g/kg	0.46 – 6.97	0.63 – 3.4
pH	—	4.4 – 6.7	4.5 – 6.2
Sand	%	33.96 – 82.56	39.15 – 77.42
Soil organic carbon	g/kg	6.32 – 47.99	7.95 – 35.83

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