Sideroxylon inerme

White milkwood

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 usesGene sourcesHuman foodMaterialsMedicinal useDocumented toxicity

Variable	Observed range	Central range
Annual mean temperature	13.41 – 28.71	15.81 – 27.51
Temperature of the warmest month	18.81 – 37.29	21.45 – 35.73
Temperature of the coldest month	1.05 – 23.55	2.01 – 23.55
Annual precipitation	162.6 – 2099.08	185.22 – 2046.82
Precipitation seasonality	27.28 – 129.2	41.44 – 129.2

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	7.32 – 30.85	8.35 – 26
Clay	%	13.61 – 44.02	16.85 – 41.6
Coarse fragments	%	1.21 – 33.12	2.15 – 22.1
Total nitrogen	g/kg	0.47 – 4.16	0.53 – 3.54
pH	—	5.11 – 8.19	5.3 – 8
Sand	%	27.82 – 80	33.38 – 72.55
Soil organic carbon	g/kg	4 – 68	4.78 – 63.2

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