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Hirtella americana

Pigeon-plum · Chrysobalanaceae

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

ChrysobalanaceaeTree
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Identity and native distribution

Family

Chrysobalanaceae

Life form

Tree

Documented native regions
North AmericaCentral America and CaribbeanSouth America

Documented uses

Materials

Documented climate envelope

VariableObserved rangeCentral range
Annual mean temperature9.59 – 27.9111.51 – 27.79
Temperature of the warmest month13.33 – 36.4315.73 – 36.01
Temperature of the coldest month5.59 – 24.436.43 – 24.01
Annual precipitation953.64 – 5806.721072.68 – 5214.22
Precipitation seasonality14.22 – 85.4215.72 – 78.88

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(+)/kg14.15 – 25.818.3 – 24.5
Clay%28.5 – 39.632.5 – 37.1
Coarse fragments%3.7 – 15.75.75 – 15.3
Total nitrogeng/kg1.15 – 3.921.78 – 2.42
pH—4.9 – 6.95.95 – 6.7
Sand%33.15 – 4536.3 – 38.5
Soil organic carbong/kg12.8 – 81.331.55 – 42.1

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

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