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Commicarpus plumbagineus

Plumbago Stars · Nyctaginaceae

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

NyctaginaceaeShrub

Identity and native distribution

Family

Nyctaginaceae

Life form

Shrub

Documented native regions
EuropeAfricaTemperate AsiaTropical Asia

Documented uses

Animal foodMedicinal use

Documented climate envelope

VariableObserved rangeCentral range
Annual mean temperature-13.27 – 30.45-9.61 – 29.73
Temperature of the warmest month7.23 – 44.059.57 – 43.69
Temperature of the coldest month-31.61 – 22.65-30.77 – 21.57
Annual precipitation8.48 – 3643.8213.28 – 1944.14
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(+)/kg7.83 – 31.714.1 – 23.5
Clay%12.38 – 45.0822.82 – 34.08
Coarse fragments%2.38 – 27.94.42 – 13.38
Total nitrogeng/kg0.62 – 2.080.92 – 1.5
pH—6 – 7.96.4 – 7.67
Sand%15.95 – 78.3831.2 – 61.3
Soil organic carbong/kg5.25 – 35.6210.2 – 20.48

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

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