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Newtonia hildebrandtii

Lebombo wattle

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

Environmental usesFuelInvertebrate foodMaterialsMedicinal use

Documented climate envelope

VariableObserved rangeCentral range
Annual mean temperature15.21 – 28.2315.81 – 27.51
Temperature of the warmest month24.23 – 34.8725.31 – 34.47
Temperature of the coldest month2.47 – 21.653.31 – 20.69
Annual precipitation406.1 – 1652.58478.58 – 1410.3
Precipitation seasonality45.7 – 123.1456.72 – 117.22

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(+)/kg18.82 – 26.1821.38 – 24.55
Clay%26.2 – 35.3427.8 – 33.58
Coarse fragments%8.36 – 13.379.62 – 12.38
Total nitrogeng/kg1.19 – 1.661.26 – 1.45
pH—6.29 – 7.246.6 – 7
Sand%40.76 – 49.9743.88 – 46.95
Soil organic carbong/kg13.2 – 18.7913.5 – 16.98

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

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