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Santalum acuminatum

Burn-burn · Santalaceae

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

SantalaceaeTree

Identity and native distribution

Family

Santalaceae

Life form

Tree

Documented native regions
Australasia

Documented uses

Animal foodEnvironmental usesFuelHuman foodMaterialsMedicinal use

Documented climate envelope

VariableObserved rangeCentral range
Annual mean temperature10.61 – 27.0312.59 – 26.79
Temperature of the warmest month22.11 – 40.1122.83 – 39.63
Temperature of the coldest month1.55 – 16.572.99 – 16.21
Annual precipitation176.92 – 1895.74183.52 – 901.12
Precipitation seasonality14.14 – 120.8414.86 – 119.52

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(+)/kg16.72 – 24.0618.3 – 22.7
Clay%19.74 – 25.1421 – 23.7
Coarse fragments%9.64 – 16.6610.4 – 15
Total nitrogeng/kg0.42 – 1.070.49 – 0.81
pH—6.5 – 8.57 – 8
Sand%62.9 – 71.1465.3 – 68.6
Soil organic carbong/kg15.8 – 99.5820 – 36.1

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

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