Oreopanax capitatus

Broad-leaved balsam · Araliaceae

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

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Identity and native distribution

Family

Araliaceae

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 – 24.05
Annual precipitation	343.72 – 5806.72	381.64 – 5214.22
Precipitation seasonality	14.16 – 112.34	15.42 – 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	11.62 – 28.92	16.4 – 23.7
Clay	%	23.68 – 43.24	29.4 – 37.6
Coarse fragments	%	6 – 17.16	8.3 – 12.9
Total nitrogen	g/kg	1.93 – 7.07	2.72 – 4.48
pH	—	4.8 – 6.2	5.2 – 5.8
Sand	%	26.4 – 51.6	31.5 – 43.3
Soil organic carbon	g/kg	23.92 – 85.33	32.38 – 55.73

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