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Madhuca longifolia

Mahua · Sapotaceae

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

SapotaceaeTree

Identity and native distribution

Family

Sapotaceae

Life form

Tree

Documented native regions
Tropical Asia

Documented uses

Environmental usesFuelHuman foodMaterialsMedicinal useDocumented toxicity

Documented climate envelope

VariableObserved rangeCentral range
Annual mean temperature-0.23 – 28.078.83 – 27.59
Temperature of the warmest month12.45 – 40.8518.63 – 39.89
Temperature of the coldest month-18.69 – 22.23-7.05 – 21.39
Annual precipitation708.88 – 3209.62832.9 – 2705.5
Precipitation seasonality46 – 140.5455.78 – 128.36

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(+)/kg11.45 – 43.9915.95 – 37.45
Clay%15.12 – 45.7218.65 – 40.55
Coarse fragments%3.6 – 30.245.4 – 20.6
Total nitrogeng/kg0.86 – 6.820.95 – 3.73
pH—5.2 – 7.55.4 – 7.3
Sand%15.2 – 51.6421.1 – 45.8
Soil organic carbong/kg7.2 – 55.278.85 – 46.2

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

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