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Irvingia gabonensis

African wild mango · Irvingiaceae

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

IrvingiaceaeTree

Identity and native distribution

Family

Irvingiaceae

Life form

Tree

Documented native regions
Africa

Documented uses

Animal foodEnvironmental usesFuelGene sourcesHuman foodMaterialsMedicinal useSocial uses

Documented climate envelope

VariableObserved rangeCentral range
Annual mean temperature16.43 – 28.7118.65 – 28.17
Temperature of the warmest month20.23 – 38.7921.85 – 37.95
Temperature of the coldest month9.43 – 22.899.97 – 21.99
Annual precipitation694.24 – 4960.86982.12 – 4736.7
Precipitation seasonality22.7 – 118.5827.5 – 107.12

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(+)/kg7.32 – 19.39 – 18.1
Clay%21.88 – 35.4425.8 – 33.6
Coarse fragments%3.32 – 35.64.2 – 27.6
Total nitrogeng/kg1.23 – 1.461.26 – 1.44
pH—4.5 – 7.55 – 7
Sand%43.08 – 64.3245 – 61.6
Soil organic carbong/kg16.98 – 21.0817.3 – 18.6

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

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