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Melia volkensii

Meliaceae

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
Africa

Documented uses

Animal foodEnvironmental usesFuelHuman foodInvertebrate foodMaterialsMedicinal useDocumented toxicity

Documented climate envelope

VariableObserved rangeCentral range
Annual mean temperature15.31 – 28.7117.47 – 27.51
Temperature of the warmest month22.91 – 38.5725.01 – 35.73
Temperature of the coldest month8.03 – 22.0910.01 – 21.37
Annual precipitation180.82 – 1596.62225.52 – 1037.24
Precipitation seasonality45.7 – 123.863.58 – 118.52

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(+)/kg23 – 24.823 – 24.55
Clay%26.52 – 28.427.5 – 28.4
Coarse fragments%8.4 – 10.78.4 – 10.35
Total nitrogeng/kg1.4 – 1.561.45 – 1.56
pH—5.5 – 7.56 – 7
Sand%46.7 – 49.5847.17 – 48.6
Soil organic carbong/kg15.03 – 17.516.9 – 17.5

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

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