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Lannea schweinfurthii

False Marula

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

Animal foodEnvironmental usesFuelGene sourcesHuman foodInvertebrate foodMaterialsMedicinal useDocumented toxicitySocial uses

Documented climate envelope

VariableObserved rangeCentral range
Annual mean temperature15.31 – 29.1716.75 – 28.63
Temperature of the warmest month21.01 – 40.3322.45 – 39.61
Temperature of the coldest month3.19 – 22.093.43 – 21.37
Annual precipitation25.62 – 1881.5664.48 – 1848.56
Precipitation seasonality22.7 – 180.9227.5 – 165.44

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 – 41.995.5 – 35.67
Clay%5.21 – 48.687.97 – 38.42
Coarse fragments%0.7 – 33.121.45 – 23.4
Total nitrogeng/kg0.43 – 3.50.49 – 2.21
pH—4.5 – 8.884.8 – 8.7
Sand%21.14 – 88.7329.1 – 84.1
Soil organic carbong/kg2.8 – 67.023.35 – 45.92

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

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