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Sterculia shillinglawii

Lacewood

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

Tree

Identity and native distribution

Family

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Life form

Tree

Documented native regions
Tropical AsiaAustralasiaPacific

Documented uses

Animal foodEnvironmental usesHuman foodInvertebrate foodMaterialsMedicinal useSocial uses

Documented climate envelope

VariableObserved rangeCentral range
Annual mean temperature11.23 – 26.8512.37 – 26.85
Temperature of the warmest month15.37 – 36.4716.27 – 35.93
Temperature of the coldest month6.93 – 25.558.19 – 25.55
Annual precipitation464.26 – 5677.46586.18 – 4378.48
Precipitation seasonality7.1 – 120.747.64 – 109.88

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(+)/kg10.4 – 3513.65 – 33.4
Clay%19.43 – 42.923.75 – 41.5
Coarse fragments%5.95 – 11.327.45 – 9.6
Total nitrogeng/kg0.76 – 2.971.33 – 2.78
pH—5.4 – 5.735.5 – 5.6
Sand%23.6 – 66.9925.5 – 58
Soil organic carbong/kg14.1 – 57.118.35 – 51.4

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

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