Strychnos potatorum

Clearing-nut-tree · Loganiaceae

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

LoganiaceaeTree

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Identity and native distribution

Family

Loganiaceae

Life form

Tree

Documented native regions

AfricaTropical Asia

Environmental usesHuman foodMaterialsMedicinal useDocumented toxicity

Variable	Observed range	Central range
Annual mean temperature	14.19 – 28.07	16.75 – 27.59
Temperature of the warmest month	21.01 – 40.85	22.45 – 39.89
Temperature of the coldest month	1.05 – 22.23	3.43 – 21.39
Annual precipitation	347.36 – 3189.98	357.38 – 2291.18
Precipitation seasonality	22.7 – 140.54	27.5 – 128.36

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	4.61 – 43.99	5.5 – 37.45
Clay	%	6.91 – 45.9	9.4 – 40.55
Coarse fragments	%	0.7 – 26.75	1.45 – 19.85
Total nitrogen	g/kg	0.43 – 5.32	0.49 – 3.38
pH	—	4.5 – 7.79	4.8 – 7.3
Sand	%	18.34 – 88.73	27.45 – 84.1
Soil organic carbon	g/kg	2.9 – 67.02	3.35 – 45.92

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