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Zanthoxylum avicennae

Chinese Wingleaf Prickly Ash

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

Tree

Identity and native distribution

Family

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Life form

Tree

Documented native regions
Temperate AsiaTropical Asia

Documented uses

Human foodMaterialsMedicinal use

Documented climate envelope

VariableObserved rangeCentral range
Annual mean temperature5.53 – 28.3912.01 – 27.49
Temperature of the warmest month18.25 – 36.2721.73 – 35.61
Temperature of the coldest month-12.39 – 23.85-2.43 – 21.63
Annual precipitation1034.72 – 3969.541113.64 – 3521.16
Precipitation seasonality36.52 – 102.9448.52 – 95.32

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(+)/kg9.21 – 30.8210.55 – 25.7
Clay%19.8 – 45.8321.7 – 35.9
Coarse fragments%3.33 – 25.896.7 – 21.5
Total nitrogeng/kg0.85 – 5.091.14 – 3.18
pH—4.9 – 7.25 – 6.3
Sand%16.72 – 54.9524.65 – 50.65
Soil organic carbong/kg9.46 – 57.9113.38 – 50.35

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

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