Protium heptaphyllum

Almécega · Burseraceae

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

BurseraceaeShrub

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Identity and native distribution

Family

Burseraceae

Life form

Shrub

Documented native regions

Central America and CaribbeanSouth America

MaterialsMedicinal use

Variable	Observed range	Central range
Annual mean temperature	13.41 – 27.91	16.29 – 27.79
Temperature of the warmest month	21.47 – 35.05	25.07 – 34.63
Temperature of the coldest month	5.39 – 23.93	7.61 – 23.75
Annual precipitation	503.74 – 4768.34	595.84 – 3328.64
Precipitation seasonality	14.16 – 99.3	15.42 – 96.96

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	5.5 – 17.35	5.5 – 5.5
Clay	%	22 – 34.55	22 – 22
Coarse fragments	%	2.5 – 5.4	2.5 – 2.5
Total nitrogen	g/kg	2.94 – 3.08	3.08 – 3.08
pH	—	5.2 – 5.35	5.2 – 5.2
Sand	%	42.75 – 61.3	61.3 – 61.3
Soil organic carbon	g/kg	13.6 – 23.8	13.6 – 13.6

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