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Croton ciliatoglandulifer

Bush croton · Euphorbiaceae

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

EuphorbiaceaeShrub

Identity and native distribution

Family

Euphorbiaceae

Life form

Shrub

Documented native regions
North AmericaCentral America and Caribbean

Documented uses

Animal foodInvertebrate foodMaterialsMedicinal useDocumented toxicity

Documented climate envelope

VariableObserved rangeCentral range
Annual mean temperature10.79 – 27.1713.13 – 26.89
Temperature of the warmest month20.41 – 41.6521.85 – 38.67
Temperature of the coldest month-4.11 – 22.67-2.49 – 21.83
Annual precipitation130.7 – 2695.92152.54 – 2527.8
Precipitation seasonality25.48 – 116.3228.72 – 110.54

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(+)/kg11.11 – 42.0915.4 – 38.5
Clay%7.58 – 60.9515.28 – 52.45
Coarse fragments%0.92 – 28.592.38 – 22.7
Total nitrogeng/kg0.29 – 6.210.49 – 3.59
pH—5.2 – 8.45.45 – 8.2
Sand%13.2 – 76.817.6 – 63.88
Soil organic carbong/kg2.8 – 85.554.5 – 47.92

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

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