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Ocotea floribunda

Laurel Espada

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
Central America and CaribbeanSouth America

Documented uses

Materials

Documented climate envelope

VariableObserved rangeCentral range
Annual mean temperature5.03 – 27.9111.51 – 27.79
Temperature of the warmest month10.21 – 35.0515.73 – 34.63
Temperature of the coldest month-1.33 – 24.435.57 – 24.05
Annual precipitation343.72 – 5806.72381.64 – 5214.22
Precipitation seasonality14.16 – 99.315.42 – 96.96

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(+)/kg5.88 – 34.349.3 – 22.35
Clay%28.11 – 40.8129.8 – 35.77
Coarse fragments%1.39 – 12.569.18 – 11.35
Total nitrogeng/kg1.5 – 6.873.44 – 4.47
pH—4.5 – 7.54.97 – 5.22
Sand%26.72 – 53.7331.2 – 38.2
Soil organic carbong/kg18.8 – 100.6136.2 – 78.8

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

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