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Manilkara hexandra

Ceylon Ironwood

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
Temperate AsiaTropical Asia

Documented uses

Gene sourcesHuman foodMaterialsMedicinal use

Documented climate envelope

VariableObserved rangeCentral range
Annual mean temperature14.19 – 28.3915.71 – 28.25
Temperature of the warmest month23.41 – 40.8529.33 – 39.89
Temperature of the coldest month-2.59 – 23.85-0.79 – 21.77
Annual precipitation708.88 – 3189.98832.9 – 3094.08
Precipitation seasonality24.02 – 140.5424.98 – 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(+)/kg9.1 – 43.9910.55 – 37.45
Clay%19.8 – 46.1321.7 – 40.55
Coarse fragments%3.33 – 26.755.4 – 19.85
Total nitrogeng/kg0.85 – 5.540.95 – 3.38
pH—4.6 – 7.54.8 – 7.3
Sand%15.2 – 54.9521.1 – 50.65
Soil organic carbong/kg6.62 – 132.18.85 – 59.88

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

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