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Parinari capensis

Dwarf Mobola

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
Africa

Documented uses

Gene sourcesHuman foodMedicinal use

Documented climate envelope

VariableObserved rangeCentral range
Annual mean temperature15.21 – 25.6115.81 – 25.37
Temperature of the warmest month24.23 – 34.8725.31 – 34.21
Temperature of the coldest month2.47 – 22.053.31 – 21.39
Annual precipitation25.62 – 1881.5695.22 – 1848.56
Precipitation seasonality22.7 – 123.1427.5 – 121.26

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(+)/kg7.46 – 11.77.9 – 10.8
Clay%8 – 18.58.8 – 16
Coarse fragments%1.46 – 61.6 – 4.9
Total nitrogeng/kg0.49 – 0.710.57 – 0.66
pH—5.4 – 6.55.5 – 6.3
Sand%76.1 – 85.679.2 – 84.4
Soil organic carbong/kg7.6 – 11.867.6 – 11.2

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

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