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Pterygota mildbraedii

Kirara · Malvaceae

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

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Identity and native distribution

Family

Malvaceae

Life form

Tree

Documented native regions
Africa

Documented uses

Environmental usesFuelMaterials

Documented climate envelope

VariableObserved rangeCentral range
Annual mean temperature16.05 – 27.0717.07 – 26.89
Temperature of the warmest month21.01 – 37.2722.45 – 36.19
Temperature of the coldest month9.95 – 21.2710.79 – 21.15
Annual precipitation611.92 – 3643.82636.76 – 1926.5
Precipitation seasonality22.7 – 123.1427.5 – 117.22

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(+)/kg4.61 – 29.346 – 22.65
Clay%15.02 – 45.918.2 – 39.42
Coarse fragments%0.7 – 23.881.6 – 18.45
Total nitrogeng/kg0.61 – 6.970.76 – 3.4
pH—4.5 – 7.174.8 – 6.35
Sand%32.2 – 8036.2 – 72.55
Soil organic carbong/kg7.7 – 67.029.5 – 45.92

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

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