Pterocarpus soyauxii

African coralwood · Fabaceae

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

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Identity and native distribution

Family

Fabaceae

Life form

Tree

Documented native regions

Africa

Environmental usesGene sourcesHuman foodMaterialsMedicinal useSocial uses

Variable	Observed range	Central range
Annual mean temperature	21.93 – 28.71	22.41 – 28.17
Temperature of the warmest month	27.53 – 38.79	28.01 – 37.95
Temperature of the coldest month	14.29 – 22.65	16.63 – 21.57
Annual precipitation	694.24 – 4226.84	982.12 – 3812.24
Precipitation seasonality	22.7 – 118.58	27.5 – 107.12

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	7.95 – 15.66	10.7 – 13
Clay	%	18.4 – 48.26	27.02 – 43.1
Coarse fragments	%	2.4 – 15.96	4.5 – 10.3
Total nitrogen	g/kg	1.34 – 3.04	1.72 – 2.33
pH	—	4.4 – 5.3	4.6 – 5
Sand	%	37.39 – 63.37	42.1 – 53.7
Soil organic carbon	g/kg	16.7 – 43.24	23.45 – 33.5

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