Vachellia tomentosa

Elephant Thorn

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

Tropical Asia

Animal foodFuelMaterialsMedicinal useDocumented toxicity

Variable	Observed range	Central range
Annual mean temperature	14.19 – 28.39	20.67 – 27.59
Temperature of the warmest month	23.23 – 40.85	26.89 – 39.89
Temperature of the coldest month	1.05 – 23.85	8.49 – 23.09
Annual precipitation	708.88 – 4003.26	832.9 – 3017.4
Precipitation seasonality	15.54 – 140.54	18.84 – 128.36

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	11.9 – 43.99	13.6 – 37.45
Clay	%	20.88 – 45.83	26.4 – 40.55
Coarse fragments	%	3.33 – 26.75	5.4 – 19.85
Total nitrogen	g/kg	0.85 – 5.54	0.95 – 3.38
pH	—	4.8 – 7.5	4.9 – 7.3
Sand	%	15.2 – 53.23	21.1 – 46.8
Soil organic carbon	g/kg	7.2 – 87.65	8.85 – 57.6

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