Vachellia reficiens

Fabaceae

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

Shrub

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Identity and native distribution

Family

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Life form

Shrub

Documented native regions

Africa

Animal foodEnvironmental usesFuelHuman foodMaterialsMedicinal use

Variable	Observed range	Central range
Annual mean temperature	15.31 – 29.17	17.47 – 28.63
Temperature of the warmest month	22.91 – 40.33	25.01 – 39.61
Temperature of the coldest month	5.19 – 22.09	6.27 – 21.37
Annual precipitation	25.62 – 1596.62	64.48 – 1387.38
Precipitation seasonality	33.4 – 180.92	39.94 – 165.44

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	9.4 – 36.7	13.9 – 27.9
Clay	%	12.5 – 35.47	15.1 – 32.55
Coarse fragments	%	7.55 – 21.5	11.55 – 17.2
Total nitrogen	g/kg	0.47 – 1.54	0.5 – 1.38
pH	—	6.8 – 7.6	7.1 – 7.6
Sand	%	38.8 – 75.07	41.5 – 72.6
Soil organic carbon	g/kg	3.22 – 19.68	3.5 – 14.75

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