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Strychnos madagascariensis

Hairy-leaved monkey-orange

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
Africa

Documented uses

Animal foodGene sourcesHuman foodMaterialsMedicinal use

Documented climate envelope

VariableObserved rangeCentral range
Annual mean temperature15.21 – 28.7115.81 – 27.51
Temperature of the warmest month23.79 – 37.2925.31 – 35.73
Temperature of the coldest month2.47 – 22.093.31 – 21.37
Annual precipitation180.82 – 2359.82225.52 – 1944.14
Precipitation seasonality45.7 – 123.856.72 – 121.26

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(+)/kg4.61 – 30.855.5 – 23.98
Clay%6.91 – 41.989.4 – 37.23
Coarse fragments%0.75 – 33.121.45 – 22.1
Total nitrogeng/kg0.43 – 3.50.49 – 2.22
pH—4.93 – 8.15.38 – 8
Sand%27.82 – 88.7336.42 – 84.1
Soil organic carbong/kg2.9 – 46.753.35 – 32.05

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

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