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Gymnosporia senegalensis

Confetti spikethorn

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

Shrub

Identity and native distribution

Family

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Life form

Shrub

Documented native regions
EuropeAfricaTemperate AsiaTropical Asia

Documented uses

Animal foodEnvironmental usesFuelGene sourcesHuman foodInvertebrate foodMaterialsMedicinal useDocumented toxicitySocial uses

Documented climate envelope

VariableObserved rangeCentral range
Annual mean temperature-2.57 – 30.730.73 – 29.73
Temperature of the warmest month17.53 – 44.9120.23 – 43.95
Temperature of the coldest month-22.23 – 22.87-19.89 – 22.39
Annual precipitation8.48 – 3643.8213.28 – 2783.44
Precipitation seasonality22.7 – 197.4427.5 – 184.48

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(+)/kg5.98 – 30.228.4 – 18.7
Clay%8.86 – 37.4816.7 – 31.1
Coarse fragments%3.54 – 20.465.8 – 13.7
Total nitrogeng/kg0.48 – 2.930.6 – 2.02
pH—5.8 – 7.266 – 6.6
Sand%35.26 – 85.3843.6 – 67.5
Soil organic carbong/kg3.34 – 35.57.8 – 25.2

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

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