Entada elephantina

Dwarf Elephantroot

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

Animal foodHuman foodMaterialsMedicinal useDocumented toxicitySocial uses

Variable	Observed range	Central range
Annual mean temperature	7.01 – 25.57	8.81 – 25.09
Temperature of the warmest month	18.51 – 34.87	19.71 – 34.21
Temperature of the coldest month	-7.67 – 16.71	-4.61 – 15.63
Annual precipitation	25.62 – 1652.58	95.22 – 1410.3
Precipitation seasonality	27.28 – 123.14	41.44 – 119.12

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	4.63 – 24.84	5.5 – 21.9
Clay	%	5.21 – 41.98	7.97 – 37.23
Coarse fragments	%	1.21 – 28.7	2.15 – 23.4
Total nitrogen	g/kg	0.43 – 2.6	0.49 – 2.35
pH	—	5.3 – 8.88	5.4 – 8.7
Sand	%	35.83 – 88.73	42.12 – 84.1
Soil organic carbon	g/kg	2.8 – 40.83	3.35 – 31.02

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