Metopium brownei

Black Poisonwood · Anacardiaceae

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

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Identity and native distribution

Family

Anacardiaceae

Life form

Tree

Documented native regions

North AmericaCentral America and Caribbean

MaterialsMedicinal useDocumented toxicity

Variable	Observed range	Central range
Annual mean temperature	13.53 – 27.17	14.85 – 26.89
Temperature of the warmest month	20.05 – 36.43	22.09 – 36.01
Temperature of the coldest month	7.49 – 25.05	8.27 – 25.05
Annual precipitation	522.04 – 3024.2	526.42 – 2758.34
Precipitation seasonality	25.48 – 95.24	28.72 – 84.02

These values describe the documented climate envelope of the taxon. They are not, by themselves, a local recommendation.

Variable	Unit	Observed range	Central range
Cation exchange capacity (CEC)	cmol(+)/kg	16.11 – 42.09	17.7 – 38.5
Clay	%	24.12 – 60.95	28.8 – 52.45
Coarse fragments	%	4.6 – 18.53	6.6 – 15.9
Total nitrogen	g/kg	1.54 – 6.21	1.64 – 3.79
pH	—	5.2 – 7.6	5.45 – 7.3
Sand	%	11.18 – 48.14	15.8 – 43.9
Soil organic carbon	g/kg	18.26 – 85.55	21.4 – 47.92

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