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Margyricarpus pinnatus

Pearl-fruit · Rosaceae

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

RosaceaeShrub

Identity and native distribution

Family

Rosaceae

Life form

Shrub

Documented native regions
South America

Documented uses

Environmental usesMedicinal use

Documented climate envelope

VariableObserved rangeCentral range
Annual mean temperature2.17 – 26.657.89 – 26.23
Temperature of the warmest month10.21 – 34.5315.73 – 33.33
Temperature of the coldest month-10.03 – 21.93-3.45 – 21.69
Annual precipitation205.34 – 4410.18248.42 – 4104.66
Precipitation seasonality11.16 – 110.7814.46 – 104.1

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(+)/kg15.66 – 25.9919.7 – 23
Clay%16.35 – 33.0219.5 – 32
Coarse fragments%8.85 – 14.019.3 – 11.7
Total nitrogeng/kg2.2 – 3.422.42 – 3.11
pH—5.47 – 6.65.9 – 6.1
Sand%35.18 – 48.6636.7 – 45.25
Soil organic carbong/kg29.67 – 57.7539.1 – 52.05

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

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