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Vachellia hockii

Fabaceae

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

Shrub

Identity and native distribution

Family

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Life form

Shrub

Documented native regions
AfricaTemperate Asia

Documented uses

Animal foodEnvironmental usesFuelGene sourcesHuman foodInvertebrate foodMaterialsMedicinal useDocumented toxicity

Documented climate envelope

VariableObserved rangeCentral range
Annual mean temperature15.31 – 30.4517.07 – 29.73
Temperature of the warmest month21.01 – 43.8522.45 – 41.99
Temperature of the coldest month8.03 – 22.878.11 – 22.39
Annual precipitation9.08 – 3643.8213.28 – 2192.5
Precipitation seasonality22.7 – 197.4427.5 – 184.48

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(+)/kg6.75 – 39.3410.22 – 28.35
Clay%17.01 – 41.1620.73 – 37.4
Coarse fragments%7 – 19.289.18 – 15.1
Total nitrogeng/kg0.58 – 3.040.68 – 2.03
pH—5.76 – 7.016.2 – 6.67
Sand%33.63 – 59.4137.9 – 53.95
Soil organic carbong/kg7.76 – 35.189.03 – 27.23

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

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