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Zanthoxylum leprieurii

Sand knobwood

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
Africa

Documented uses

Animal foodEnvironmental usesFuelHuman foodMaterialsMedicinal useDocumented toxicity

Documented climate envelope

VariableObserved rangeCentral range
Annual mean temperature15.21 – 29.9115.81 – 29.61
Temperature of the warmest month22.91 – 43.8525.01 – 41.99
Temperature of the coldest month2.47 – 22.873.31 – 22.39
Annual precipitation31.22 – 3010.1847.78 – 2783.44
Precipitation seasonality22.7 – 180.9227.5 – 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(+)/kg7.17 – 26.7710.6 – 19.12
Clay%13.78 – 41.2721.45 – 33.62
Coarse fragments%3.1 – 24.666.47 – 17.73
Total nitrogeng/kg0.86 – 4.911.33 – 2.64
pH—4.9 – 6.55.4 – 5.92
Sand%31.84 – 72.1941.1 – 62.1
Soil organic carbong/kg10.54 – 49.6616.77 – 33

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

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