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Erythrina abyssinica

Erythrina

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

Tree

Identity and native distribution

Family

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Life form

Tree

Documented native regions
Africa

Documented uses

Environmental usesFuelMaterialsMedicinal use

Documented climate envelope

VariableObserved rangeCentral range
Annual mean temperature15.31 – 30.4517.07 – 29.73
Temperature of the warmest month21.01 – 40.7522.45 – 40.33
Temperature of the coldest month5.11 – 21.655.77 – 21.15
Annual precipitation34.84 – 2252.8864.48 – 1857.42
Precipitation seasonality22.7 – 180.9227.5 – 165.44

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(+)/kg4.61 – 41.995.5 – 35.67
Clay%6.91 – 48.689.5 – 39.42
Coarse fragments%0.7 – 33.991.45 – 29.7
Total nitrogeng/kg0.43 – 3.50.49 – 2.5
pH—3.5 – 6.54 – 5.5
Sand%20.91 – 88.7329.1 – 84.1
Soil organic carbong/kg2.9 – 67.023.35 – 45.92

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

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