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Vachellia horrida

Robber Thorn

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
AfricaTropical Asia

Documented uses

Animal foodEnvironmental usesFuelMaterialsMedicinal use

Documented climate envelope

VariableObserved rangeCentral range
Annual mean temperature14.19 – 30.7317.47 – 29.65
Temperature of the warmest month22.91 – 42.2925.01 – 40.79
Temperature of the coldest month1.05 – 22.098.49 – 21.37
Annual precipitation34.84 – 3189.9864.48 – 2291.18
Precipitation seasonality33.4 – 180.9239.94 – 165.44

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(+)/kg10.86 – 43.9914.6 – 37.45
Clay%16.9 – 48.6818.5 – 40.55
Coarse fragments%2.3 – 35.723.48 – 32.95
Total nitrogeng/kg0.45 – 5.760.54 – 2.6
pH—5.4 – 8.385.5 – 8.12
Sand%18.34 – 60.5727.45 – 56.7
Soil organic carbong/kg3.2 – 44.243.7 – 30.35

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

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