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Catunaregam nilotica

Rubiaceae

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
Africa

Documented uses

Animal foodFuelMaterialsMedicinal useDocumented toxicity

Documented climate envelope

VariableObserved rangeCentral range
Annual mean temperature15.31 – 30.4517.47 – 29.73
Temperature of the warmest month22.91 – 41.3125.01 – 41.25
Temperature of the coldest month8.03 – 22.6510.01 – 21.57
Annual precipitation9.08 – 3643.8213.28 – 2192.5
Precipitation seasonality33.4 – 197.4439.94 – 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(+)/kg5.71 – 41.997.25 – 35.67
Clay%12.31 – 48.6815.55 – 38.42
Coarse fragments%1.74 – 33.993.1 – 29.7
Total nitrogeng/kg0.45 – 6.970.54 – 3.4
pH—5 – 8.385.3 – 8.2
Sand%20.91 – 8029.1 – 72.55
Soil organic carbong/kg3.2 – 45.23.7 – 30.93

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

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