Juniperus procera

African Juniper · Cupressaceae

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

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Identity and native distribution

Family

Cupressaceae

Life form

Tree

Documented native regions

AfricaTemperate Asia

Environmental usesFuelHuman foodMaterialsMedicinal use

Variable	Observed range	Central range
Annual mean temperature	15.31 – 30.73	17.47 – 29.73
Temperature of the warmest month	22.91 – 44.05	25.01 – 43.45
Temperature of the coldest month	5.25 – 22.09	6.33 – 21.37
Annual precipitation	34.84 – 1881.56	53.98 – 1848.56
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	17.9 – 25.8	20.4 – 23.55
Clay	%	26.17 – 37.53	31 – 36.95
Coarse fragments	%	5.6 – 15.8	7.4 – 12.4
Total nitrogen	g/kg	2.14 – 4.84	2.72 – 4.13
pH	—	6 – 8.5	6.5 – 7.5
Sand	%	33.7 – 41.33	34.8 – 38.9
Soil organic carbon	g/kg	25.52 – 65.33	35.8 – 56.6

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