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Isoberlinia tomentosa

Fabaceae

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

Tree

Identity and native distribution

Family

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Life form

Tree

Documented native regions
Africa

Documented uses

Gene sourcesHuman foodMaterialsMedicinal useDocumented toxicitySocial uses

Documented climate envelope

VariableObserved rangeCentral range
Annual mean temperature16.31 – 29.5718.23 – 29.21
Temperature of the warmest month21.87 – 43.8524.21 – 41.99
Temperature of the coldest month9.17 – 22.879.97 – 22.39
Annual precipitation9.08 – 3643.8213.28 – 2192.5
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(+)/kg4.61 – 39.866 – 28.9
Clay%12.31 – 48.6815.55 – 39.42
Coarse fragments%0.7 – 28.911.45 – 24.02
Total nitrogeng/kg0.34 – 11.220.41 – 5.05
pH—4.5 – 8.384.8 – 8.2
Sand%21.16 – 82.5636.65 – 77.42
Soil organic carbong/kg2.81 – 90.213.38 – 53.1

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

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