Machilus thunbergii

Thunberg’s bay-tree · Lauraceae

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

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Identity and native distribution

Family

Lauraceae

Life form

Tree

Documented native regions

Temperate AsiaTropical Asia

Human foodMaterialsMedicinal use

Variable	Observed range	Central range
Annual mean temperature	6.25 – 27.57	6.61 – 27.27
Temperature of the warmest month	17.89 – 34.27	21.61 – 33.25
Temperature of the coldest month	-18.25 – 23.85	-15.49 – 21.63
Annual precipitation	170.74 – 4437.78	369.04 – 4355.22
Precipitation seasonality	21.36 – 107.84	23.16 – 103.16

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	15.45 – 28.36	18.4 – 24.2
Clay	%	26.3 – 37.05	29.4 – 33.7
Coarse fragments	%	7.5 – 15.4	9.82 – 13.2
Total nitrogen	g/kg	1.9 – 8.23	2.94 – 5.98
pH	—	4.7 – 5.6	4.8 – 5.2
Sand	%	21.59 – 36.35	25.62 – 32.8
Soil organic carbon	g/kg	26.3 – 107.61	51.7 – 81.17

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