Sterculia africana

Large-leaved Star-Chestnut

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

Tree

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Identity and native distribution

Family

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Life form

Tree

Documented native regions

AfricaTemperate Asia

Animal foodEnvironmental usesGene sourcesHuman foodInvertebrate foodMaterialsMedicinal use

Variable	Observed range	Central range
Annual mean temperature	15.31 – 30.73	17.47 – 29.73
Temperature of the warmest month	22.91 – 43.57	25.01 – 42.91
Temperature of the coldest month	5.11 – 22.09	5.77 – 21.37
Annual precipitation	25.62 – 1652.58	43.3 – 1410.3
Precipitation seasonality	46.86 – 180.92	50.9 – 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	19.05 – 24.62	20.85 – 22.4
Clay	%	16.32 – 28.76	18.77 – 22.8
Coarse fragments	%	7.86 – 29.07	12.6 – 27.3
Total nitrogen	g/kg	1.4 – 3.21	1.83 – 3.09
pH	—	6.61 – 7.95	7.28 – 7.62
Sand	%	47.51 – 49.95	48.15 – 49.42
Soil organic carbon	g/kg	12.6 – 23.12	18.55 – 21.55

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