Uapaca kirkiana

Wild loquat · Phyllanthaceae

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

PhyllanthaceaeShrub

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Identity and native distribution

Family

Phyllanthaceae

Life form

Shrub

Documented native regions

Africa

Animal foodEnvironmental usesFuelGene sourcesHuman foodMaterialsMedicinal useSocial uses

Variable	Observed range	Central range
Annual mean temperature	16.31 – 25.57	18.23 – 25.09
Temperature of the warmest month	21.87 – 34.87	24.21 – 34.21
Temperature of the coldest month	8.05 – 21.27	8.11 – 21.15
Annual precipitation	557.26 – 2252.88	562.06 – 1857.42
Precipitation seasonality	22.7 – 123.14	27.5 – 121.26

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	7 – 9.2	7.8 – 9
Clay	%	12.26 – 21.7	14.2 – 17.2
Coarse fragments	%	1.12 – 3.66	1.7 – 3.3
Total nitrogen	g/kg	0.49 – 0.86	0.54 – 0.85
pH	—	4 – 6.5	4.5 – 6
Sand	%	72.12 – 83.22	74.6 – 79.2
Soil organic carbon	g/kg	8.94 – 12.7	9.2 – 12.3

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