Garcinia kola

Bitter kola · Clusiaceae

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

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Identity and native distribution

Family

Clusiaceae

Life form

Tree

Documented native regions

Africa

Environmental usesFuelHuman foodMaterialsMedicinal useDocumented toxicitySocial uses

Variable	Observed range	Central range
Annual mean temperature	16.43 – 28.71	18.65 – 28.17
Temperature of the warmest month	20.23 – 38.79	21.85 – 37.95
Temperature of the coldest month	9.43 – 22.89	9.97 – 21.99
Annual precipitation	694.24 – 4960.86	982.12 – 4736.7
Precipitation seasonality	22.7 – 118.58	27.5 – 109.72

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	6.75 – 15.31	8.95 – 13.9
Clay	%	19.72 – 28.31	23.62 – 27.6
Coarse fragments	%	19.57 – 41.2	20.38 – 24.3
Total nitrogen	g/kg	1.08 – 2.83	1.59 – 2.8
pH	—	4.9 – 5	4.9 – 5
Sand	%	45.78 – 61.12	47.5 – 56.45
Soil organic carbon	g/kg	19.16 – 50.23	25.07 – 42.8

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