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Pistacia lentiscus

Chios mastictree · Anacardiaceae

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

AnacardiaceaeShrub

Identity and native distribution

Family

Anacardiaceae

Life form

Shrub

Documented native regions
EuropeAfricaTemperate Asia

Documented uses

Animal foodEnvironmental usesGene sourcesHuman foodMaterialsMedicinal useSocial uses

Documented climate envelope

VariableObserved rangeCentral range
Annual mean temperature6.59 – 26.918.57 – 25.05
Temperature of the warmest month20.47 – 44.9122.45 – 43.95
Temperature of the coldest month-11.01 – 13.33-8.49 – 11.17
Annual precipitation1.24 – 2096.421.72 – 1480.76
Precipitation seasonality11.82 – 142.9613.2 – 126.58

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(+)/kg18.2 – 25.2620.3 – 23
Clay%23 – 38.5826 – 32.7
Coarse fragments%9.66 – 2314.1 – 19.8
Total nitrogeng/kg1.55 – 3.21.93 – 2.5
pH—6 – 8.56.5 – 8
Sand%20.28 – 40.128.2 – 36.8
Soil organic carbong/kg16.8 – 44.7423.8 – 33.77

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

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