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Styrax tonkinensis

Lao benzointree · Styracaceae

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

StyracaceaeTree

Identity and native distribution

Family

Styracaceae

Life form

Tree

Documented native regions
Temperate AsiaTropical Asia

Documented uses

Human foodMaterialsMedicinal useSocial uses

Documented climate envelope

VariableObserved rangeCentral range
Annual mean temperature5.53 – 28.3912.01 – 28.25
Temperature of the warmest month18.25 – 37.6321.73 – 37.15
Temperature of the coldest month-12.39 – 23.85-2.43 – 21.77
Annual precipitation1034.72 – 3189.981211.54 – 2345.62
Precipitation seasonality42.48 – 106.9849.26 – 98.04

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(+)/kg12.02 – 26.5113.6 – 23.15
Clay%20.73 – 45.8325.93 – 38.1
Coarse fragments%3.33 – 26.756.7 – 21.5
Total nitrogeng/kg0.85 – 5.321.14 – 3.18
pH—5.2 – 7.25.3 – 6.3
Sand%16.72 – 53.2324.65 – 42.95
Soil organic carbong/kg6.62 – 54.1311.12 – 35.48

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

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