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Alafia lucida

Apocynaceae

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

Climber
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Identity and native distribution

Family

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Life form

Climber

Documented native regions
Africa

Documented uses

MaterialsMedicinal useDocumented toxicity

Documented climate envelope

VariableObserved rangeCentral range
Annual mean temperature16.05 – 28.7117.07 – 28.17
Temperature of the warmest month21.01 – 38.7922.45 – 37.95
Temperature of the coldest month9.43 – 22.879.97 – 22.39
Annual precipitation611.92 – 3643.82636.76 – 2323.78
Precipitation seasonality22.7 – 118.5827.5 – 109.72

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(+)/kg5.3 – 39.866.92 – 28.9
Clay%12.31 – 46.0415.55 – 41.9
Coarse fragments%0.7 – 28.911.48 – 24.02
Total nitrogeng/kg0.46 – 11.220.63 – 5.05
pH—4.4 – 7.174.7 – 6.35
Sand%32.2 – 82.5636.2 – 77.42
Soil organic carbong/kg6.32 – 90.217.95 – 53.1

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

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