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Nuxia congesta

Bogwood

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

Shrub

Identity and native distribution

Family

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Life form

Shrub

Documented native regions
AfricaTemperate Asia

Documented uses

Environmental usesFuelMaterialsMedicinal use

Documented climate envelope

VariableObserved rangeCentral range
Annual mean temperature13.41 – 30.4514.77 – 29.73
Temperature of the warmest month20.23 – 44.0521.85 – 43.45
Temperature of the coldest month-0.91 – 22.89-0.01 – 22.39
Annual precipitation34.84 – 4960.8664.48 – 4736.7
Precipitation seasonality22.7 – 180.9227.5 – 165.44

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(+)/kg18.5 – 25.820.3 – 23.73
Clay%28 – 39.0331.6 – 36.9
Coarse fragments%5.2 – 146.4 – 10.6
Total nitrogeng/kg2.42 – 4.832.73 – 4.13
pH—5.1 – 5.95.4 – 5.6
Sand%32.2 – 4134.62 – 38.12
Soil organic carbong/kg28.5 – 62.835.8 – 54.6

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

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