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Abutilon mauritianum

Alumbi · Malvaceae

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

MalvaceaeShrub

Identity and native distribution

Family

Malvaceae

Life form

Shrub

Documented native regions
AfricaTemperate Asia

Documented uses

Animal foodGene sourcesHuman foodMaterialsMedicinal use

Documented climate envelope

VariableObserved rangeCentral range
Annual mean temperature15.21 – 30.4515.81 – 29.73
Temperature of the warmest month18.81 – 43.5721.45 – 42.91
Temperature of the coldest month2.47 – 22.933.31 – 22.39
Annual precipitation9.08 – 3643.8213.28 – 2217.54
Precipitation seasonality22.7 – 197.4427.5 – 184.48

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(+)/kg9.02 – 29.4711.18 – 21.12
Clay%14.52 – 46.3521.27 – 35.23
Coarse fragments%3.81 – 22.046.6 – 14.85
Total nitrogeng/kg0.72 – 2.971.08 – 1.96
pH—5.4 – 7.295.8 – 6.5
Sand%25.64 – 68.7740 – 57.4
Soil organic carbong/kg8.3 – 40.8413.12 – 25.88

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

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