Carissa tetramera

Sand Carissa

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

Shrub

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Identity and native distribution

Family

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Life form

Shrub

Documented native regions

Africa

Gene sourcesHuman foodMaterialsMedicinal use

Variable	Observed range	Central range
Annual mean temperature	15.21 – 28.23	15.81 – 27.51
Temperature of the warmest month	24.23 – 34.87	25.31 – 34.47
Temperature of the coldest month	2.47 – 21.65	3.31 – 20.69
Annual precipitation	384.08 – 1652.58	478.58 – 1410.3
Precipitation seasonality	45.7 – 123.14	56.72 – 110.6

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	7.32 – 29.36	8.35 – 23.15
Clay	%	13.61 – 41.98	16.85 – 37.23
Coarse fragments	%	1.21 – 19.36	2.15 – 11.25
Total nitrogen	g/kg	0.55 – 3.5	0.65 – 1.96
pH	—	5.11 – 8.09	5.4 – 7.8
Sand	%	27.83 – 80	39.8 – 72.55
Soil organic carbon	g/kg	4.71 – 44.24	6.65 – 23.8

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