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Sideroxylon lycioides

Buckthorn bumelia · Sapotaceae

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

SapotaceaeShrub

Identity and native distribution

Family

Sapotaceae

Life form

Shrub

Documented native regions
North America

Documented uses

Materials

Documented climate envelope

VariableObserved rangeCentral range
Annual mean temperature10.97 – 23.5111.17 – 22.61
Temperature of the warmest month26.71 – 34.8928.01 – 34.59
Temperature of the coldest month-7.21 – 13.49-7.15 – 13.01
Annual precipitation456.14 – 1915.64557.48 – 1788.38
Precipitation seasonality8.76 – 64.2810.76 – 56.72

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(+)/kg9.86 – 21.6411.6 – 18.7
Clay%19.06 – 50.3221.4 – 37.4
Coarse fragments%0.3 – 5.220.4 – 1.3
Total nitrogeng/kg1.27 – 7.151.78 – 3.02
pH—4 – 74.8 – 5.5
Sand%7.82 – 62.510.6 – 51.1
Soil organic carbong/kg14.08 – 43.814.4 – 36.5

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

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