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Ficus cotinifolia

Alamo tree

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
North AmericaCentral America and Caribbean

Documented uses

Animal foodEnvironmental usesMaterialsMedicinal use

Documented climate envelope

VariableObserved rangeCentral range
Annual mean temperature12.33 – 28.4713.71 – 27.87
Temperature of the warmest month18.71 – 39.8719.61 – 38.67
Temperature of the coldest month2.37 – 23.293.63 – 21.85
Annual precipitation89.8 – 5806.7295.8 – 5214.22
Precipitation seasonality20.36 – 116.3231.94 – 110.54

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(+)/kg16.8 – 30.7919.5 – 24.73
Clay%19.02 – 43.8525.7 – 34
Coarse fragments%8.3 – 24.4812.6 – 21.1
Total nitrogeng/kg1.42 – 4.581.74 – 2.7
pH—5.62 – 7.56.2 – 7.1
Sand%30.83 – 57.8838.5 – 51
Soil organic carbong/kg14.2 – 57.1519.3 – 32.02

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

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