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Flacourtia flavescens

Salicaceae

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

Documented uses

Environmental usesHuman foodMedicinal use

Documented climate envelope

VariableObserved rangeCentral range
Annual mean temperature18.93 – 29.9119.53 – 29.61
Temperature of the warmest month28.47 – 43.8528.77 – 41.99
Temperature of the coldest month9.25 – 22.879.97 – 22.39
Annual precipitation31.22 – 3643.8247.78 – 2217.54
Precipitation seasonality22.7 – 153.827.5 – 146.52

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(+)/kg5.3 – 39.866.4 – 28.9
Clay%10.33 – 46.0414.18 – 41.9
Coarse fragments%0.7 – 28.911.48 – 24.02
Total nitrogeng/kg0.34 – 11.220.4 – 5.05
pH—4.4 – 8.24.7 – 8
Sand%32.52 – 82.5638.92 – 77.42
Soil organic carbong/kg2.81 – 90.213.38 – 53.1

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

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