Blepharis edulis

Acanthaceae

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

Shrub

Blondeau, Alexandre; Fourier, Jean Baptiste Joseph; France.; France.; France.; Institut d'Egypte (1798-1801); Jacotin, Pierre; Jollois, Jean Baptiste Prosper; Jomard, Edme-François; Monge, Gaspard; Napoleon; Tresca, Salvadore; Villoteau, Guillaume André · Public domain · wikimedia_commons · source

Identity and native distribution

Family

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Life form

Shrub

Documented native regions

AfricaTemperate AsiaTropical Asia

Documented uses

Animal foodHuman foodMedicinal use

Documented climate envelope

Variable	Observed range	Central range
Annual mean temperature	11.43 – 30.73	15.75 – 29.73
Temperature of the warmest month	22.91 – 44.05	25.01 – 43.69
Temperature of the coldest month	-8.93 – 22.09	-2.87 – 21.37
Annual precipitation	1.24 – 1596.62	1.72 – 1387.38
Precipitation seasonality	33.4 – 197.44	39.94 – 184.48

These values describe the documented climate envelope of the taxon. They are not, by themselves, a local recommendation.

Documented soil preferences

Variable	Unit	Observed range	Central range
Cation exchange capacity (CEC)	cmol(+)/kg	4.14 – 41.99	5.45 – 35.67
Clay	%	9.45 – 48.68	12.57 – 38.42
Coarse fragments	%	0.92 – 38.34	1.48 – 32.95
Total nitrogen	g/kg	0.21 – 5.76	0.4 – 2.52
pH	—	5.11 – 8.38	5.4 – 8.3
Sand	%	18.68 – 82.56	24.9 – 77.42
Soil organic carbon	g/kg	0.32 – 44.24	1 – 30.35

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

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