Virola koschnyi

Banak · Myristicaceae

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

MyristicaceaeTree

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Identity and native distribution

Family

Myristicaceae

Life form

Tree

Documented native regions

North AmericaCentral America and Caribbean

MaterialsMedicinal use

Variable	Observed range	Central range
Annual mean temperature	13.53 – 27.09	14.85 – 26.89
Temperature of the warmest month	18.71 – 36.43	22.09 – 36.01
Temperature of the coldest month	7.49 – 24.43	8.27 – 24.01
Annual precipitation	953.64 – 5806.72	1072.68 – 5214.22
Precipitation seasonality	20.36 – 85.42	31.94 – 76

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	7.68 – 38.3	13.6 – 28.85
Clay	%	27.7 – 54.28	32.4 – 50.02
Coarse fragments	%	4.35 – 16.84	6 – 13.32
Total nitrogen	g/kg	1.8 – 8.27	2.25 – 5.41
pH	—	5 – 7.6	5.25 – 7.3
Sand	%	22.46 – 47.27	27 – 40.02
Soil organic carbon	g/kg	20.23 – 98.35	27 – 61.15

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