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Cissus cornifolia

Black Wild Grape · Vitaceae

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

VitaceaeShrub

Identity and native distribution

Family

Vitaceae

Life form

Shrub

Documented native regions
Africa

Documented uses

Animal foodHuman foodMedicinal use

Documented climate envelope

VariableObserved rangeCentral range
Annual mean temperature15.31 – 29.1716.75 – 28.79
Temperature of the warmest month22.91 – 41.3125.01 – 41.25
Temperature of the coldest month3.19 – 22.873.43 – 22.39
Annual precipitation9.08 – 3643.8213.28 – 2217.54
Precipitation seasonality22.7 – 197.4427.5 – 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(+)/kg4.61 – 41.995.5 – 35.67
Clay%6.91 – 48.689.5 – 41.9
Coarse fragments%0.7 – 28.911.45 – 24.02
Total nitrogeng/kg0.4 – 11.220.47 – 5.05
pH—4.4 – 8.384.7 – 8.2
Sand%21.14 – 88.7329.1 – 84.1
Soil organic carbong/kg2.9 – 90.213.35 – 53.1

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

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