Microdesmia arborea

Chrysobalanaceae

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

Tree

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Identity and native distribution

Family

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Life form

Tree

Documented native regions

North AmericaCentral America and CaribbeanSouth America

MaterialsMedicinal use

Variable	Observed range	Central range
Annual mean temperature	5.03 – 28.47	11.51 – 27.87
Temperature of the warmest month	10.21 – 36.57	15.73 – 36.01
Temperature of the coldest month	-1.33 – 24.43	3.63 – 24.01
Annual precipitation	590.94 – 5806.72	744.26 – 5214.22
Precipitation seasonality	14.22 – 112.34	15.72 – 110.54

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	13.9 – 20.04	14 – 18.2
Clay	%	26.16 – 37.5	33.6 – 37.5
Coarse fragments	%	5.46 – 14.7	6.6 – 14.7
Total nitrogen	g/kg	2.7 – 5.99	4.9 – 5.06
pH	—	5.04 – 5.7	5.2 – 5.7
Sand	%	32.6 – 40.44	32.6 – 36.1
Soil organic carbon	g/kg	33.58 – 59.66	51.2 – 51.2

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