Drypetes gerrardii

Forest Ironplum · Putranjivaceae

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

PutranjivaceaeTree

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Identity and native distribution

Family

Putranjivaceae

Life form

Tree

Documented native regions

Africa

FuelGene sourcesHuman foodMaterialsMedicinal use

Variable	Observed range	Central range
Annual mean temperature	13.41 – 29.17	14.77 – 28.63
Temperature of the warmest month	21.01 – 40.33	22.45 – 39.61
Temperature of the coldest month	-0.91 – 22.05	-0.01 – 21.39
Annual precipitation	34.84 – 2252.88	64.48 – 1857.42
Precipitation seasonality	22.7 – 180.92	27.5 – 165.44

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	19.1 – 28.2	25.02 – 27.57
Clay	%	34.38 – 59.8	40.9 – 56
Coarse fragments	%	3.3 – 8.9	4 – 7
Total nitrogen	g/kg	2.29 – 5.22	4.49 – 4.98
pH	—	4.7 – 5.74	4.8 – 5.2
Sand	%	17 – 34.2	21.85 – 26.75
Soil organic carbon	g/kg	27.7 – 69.61	42.3 – 63.1

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