Senna petersiana

Dwarf Cassia

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

Shrub

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Identity and native distribution

Family

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Life form

Shrub

Documented native regions

Africa

Environmental usesFuelHuman foodMedicinal use

Variable	Observed range	Central range
Annual mean temperature	15.21 – 29.17	15.81 – 28.63
Temperature of the warmest month	21.01 – 40.33	22.45 – 39.61
Temperature of the coldest month	2.47 – 21.65	3.31 – 20.69
Annual precipitation	34.84 – 3643.82	64.48 – 1944.14
Precipitation seasonality	33.4 – 180.92	39.94 – 165.44

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	4.61 – 41.99	6 – 35.67
Clay	%	13.61 – 48.68	16 – 38.42
Coarse fragments	%	0.75 – 26.94	1.45 – 20.23
Total nitrogen	g/kg	0.45 – 6.97	0.54 – 3.4
pH	—	4.9 – 8.38	5.12 – 8.12
Sand	%	21.14 – 80	29.1 – 74.95
Soil organic carbon	g/kg	3.2 – 67.02	3.7 – 45.92

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