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Sideroxylon mascatense

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

Shrub

Identity and native distribution

Family

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Life form

Shrub

Documented native regions
AfricaTemperate AsiaTropical Asia

Documented uses

Animal foodHuman foodMaterials

Documented climate envelope

VariableObserved rangeCentral range
Annual mean temperature-2.57 – 30.730.73 – 29.65
Temperature of the warmest month17.53 – 44.0520.23 – 43.45
Temperature of the coldest month-22.23 – 22.09-19.89 – 21.37
Annual precipitation38.14 – 1596.6243.3 – 1037.24
Precipitation seasonality46.86 – 141.0862.62 – 118.52

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(+)/kg8.45 – 41.9911.6 – 35.67
Clay%11.31 – 44.4212.57 – 38.42
Coarse fragments%3 – 35.725.35 – 32.95
Total nitrogeng/kg0.44 – 5.760.59 – 2.52
pH—5.8 – 8.36.67 – 8.2
Sand%21.14 – 60.3427.5 – 57.67
Soil organic carbong/kg1.31 – 47.092.9 – 25.6

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

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