Bromelia balansae

Heart of Flame

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

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Identity and native distribution

Family

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Life form

Other

Documented native regions

South America

Environmental usesHuman foodMaterialsMedicinal use

Variable	Observed range	Central range
Annual mean temperature	13.41 – 26.65	16.29 – 26.65
Temperature of the warmest month	21.47 – 34.53	25.07 – 33.33
Temperature of the coldest month	4.49 – 23.49	5.57 – 22.53
Annual precipitation	876.04 – 4102.34	975.66 – 3287.72
Precipitation seasonality	14.16 – 90.34	15.42 – 88.84

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

Variable	Unit	Observed range	Central range
Cation exchange capacity (CEC)	cmol(+)/kg	6.67 – 28	8.3 – 23.65
Clay	%	10.86 – 57.82	16.32 – 51.52
Coarse fragments	%	0.51 – 20.1	1.4 – 10.57
Total nitrogen	g/kg	0.94 – 5.61	1.19 – 3.75
pH	—	4 – 7.4	4.1 – 7.1
Sand	%	8.44 – 69.79	16.18 – 62.75
Soil organic carbon	g/kg	9.82 – 100.5	15.25 – 57.45

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