Icacina oliviformis

False yam · Icacinaceae

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

IcacinaceaeShrub

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Identity and native distribution

Family

Icacinaceae

Life form

Shrub

Documented native regions

Africa

Gene sourcesHuman foodInvertebrate foodMaterialsMedicinal useDocumented toxicitySocial uses

Variable	Observed range	Central range
Annual mean temperature	22.89 – 29.91	23.15 – 29.61
Temperature of the warmest month	26.63 – 43.85	27.05 – 41.99
Temperature of the coldest month	9.17 – 22.87	10.51 – 22.39
Annual precipitation	31.22 – 2547.34	47.78 – 2192.5
Precipitation seasonality	22.7 – 180.92	27.5 – 165.44

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	5.3 – 39.86	6.4 – 28.9
Clay	%	10.12 – 48.68	14.18 – 34.27
Coarse fragments	%	0.7 – 28.21	1.6 – 23.3
Total nitrogen	g/kg	0.34 – 11.22	0.4 – 5.05
pH	—	4.5 – 8.38	4.8 – 8.12
Sand	%	21.16 – 82.09	36.65 – 68.65
Soil organic carbon	g/kg	2.81 – 90.21	3.38 – 53.1

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