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Magnolia acuminata

Cucumber Magnolia · Magnoliaceae

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

MagnoliaceaeTree

Identity and native distribution

Family

Magnoliaceae

Life form

Tree

Documented native regions
North America

Documented uses

Animal foodEnvironmental usesGene sourcesMaterialsMedicinal useSocial uses

Documented climate envelope

VariableObserved rangeCentral range
Annual mean temperature-2.63 – 23.51-0.11 – 22.61
Temperature of the warmest month20.35 – 34.6721.13 – 34.19
Temperature of the coldest month-26.37 – 13.49-24.03 – 13.01
Annual precipitation648.12 – 1915.64688.86 – 1788.38
Precipitation seasonality8.76 – 64.2811.04 – 56.72

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(+)/kg7.92 – 28.913.3 – 25.07
Clay%17.27 – 32.719.45 – 23.02
Coarse fragments%3.9 – 15.536.4 – 10.43
Total nitrogeng/kg1.23 – 5.452.91 – 4.47
pH—4.5 – 5.64.7 – 5.1
Sand%32.48 – 55.6243.62 – 50.62
Soil organic carbong/kg17.15 – 92.5336.05 – 78.78

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

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