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Boehmeria virgata

Native ramie

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

Shrub

Identity and native distribution

Family

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Life form

Shrub

Documented native regions
AfricaTemperate AsiaTropical AsiaAustralasiaPacific

Documented uses

FuelGene sourcesHuman foodMaterials

Documented climate envelope

VariableObserved rangeCentral range
Annual mean temperature-13.27 – 29.17-9.61 – 28.63
Temperature of the warmest month7.23 – 40.859.57 – 39.89
Temperature of the coldest month-31.61 – 25.65-30.77 – 25.65
Annual precipitation34.84 – 5884.764.48 – 4805.3
Precipitation seasonality7.1 – 180.927.64 – 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(+)/kg4.61 – 43.996 – 39.1
Clay%11 – 48.6813.6 – 44.95
Coarse fragments%0.7 – 361.45 – 31.2
Total nitrogeng/kg0.32 – 190.4 – 7.65
pH—4.4 – 8.64.7 – 8.12
Sand%15.2 – 82.5621.1 – 77.42
Soil organic carbong/kg3.2 – 188.473.7 – 138.65

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

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