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Cassytha filiformis

Bush-dodder · Lauraceae

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

LauraceaeOther

Identity and native distribution

Family

Lauraceae

Life form

Other

Documented native regions
AfricaTemperate AsiaTropical AsiaAustralasiaPacificNorth AmericaCentral America and CaribbeanSouth America

Documented uses

Human foodMaterialsMedicinal useDocumented toxicitySocial uses

Documented climate envelope

VariableObserved rangeCentral range
Annual mean temperature4.17 – 29.918.55 – 29.61
Temperature of the warmest month11.75 – 44.0516.25 – 43.45
Temperature of the coldest month-12.39 – 26.15-6.15 – 26.15
Annual precipitation9.08 – 6553.513.28 – 6553.5
Precipitation seasonality7.1 – 197.447.64 – 184.48

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(+)/kg4.84 – 21.149.5 – 15
Clay%15 – 32.5620.3 – 27.7
Coarse fragments%4.2 – 16.845.7 – 8.9
Total nitrogeng/kg0.46 – 2.070.8 – 1.42
pH—5.1 – 6.55.5 – 6.1
Sand%45.18 – 78.352 – 63.8
Soil organic carbong/kg8.1 – 37.3212.3 – 22.9

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

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