Sclerocarya birrea

Marula · Anacardiaceae

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

AnacardiaceaeTree

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Identity and native distribution

Family

Anacardiaceae

Life form

Tree

Documented native regions

Africa

Animal foodEnvironmental usesFuelGene sourcesHuman foodInvertebrate foodMaterialsMedicinal useDocumented toxicitySocial uses

Variable	Observed range	Central range
Annual mean temperature	15.21 – 30.45	15.81 – 29.73
Temperature of the warmest month	18.81 – 43.85	21.45 – 41.99
Temperature of the coldest month	2.47 – 22.93	3.31 – 22.39
Annual precipitation	8.48 – 3643.82	13.28 – 2192.5
Precipitation seasonality	22.7 – 197.44	27.5 – 184.48

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	7.38 – 42.54	8.95 – 18.93
Clay	%	14.29 – 39.44	18.12 – 27.8
Coarse fragments	%	5.58 – 18.25	7 – 12.6
Total nitrogen	g/kg	0.54 – 1.94	0.66 – 1.33
pH	—	6 – 6.71	6.28 – 6.62
Sand	%	31.23 – 73.56	35.98 – 68.12
Soil organic carbon	g/kg	6.47 – 26.01	8.7 – 16.5

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