Croton gratissimus

Lavender Croton

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

Shrub

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Identity and native distribution

Family

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Life form

Shrub

Documented native regions

Africa

Animal foodEnvironmental usesHuman foodMaterialsMedicinal useDocumented toxicitySocial uses

Variable	Observed range	Central range
Annual mean temperature	13.41 – 29.91	15.81 – 29.61
Temperature of the warmest month	22.91 – 43.85	25.01 – 41.99
Temperature of the coldest month	1.05 – 22.87	2.01 – 22.39
Annual precipitation	9.08 – 3643.82	13.28 – 2783.44
Precipitation seasonality	22.7 – 197.44	27.5 – 184.48

These values describe the documented climate envelope of the taxon. They are not, by themselves, a local recommendation.

Variable	Unit	Observed range	Central range
Cation exchange capacity (CEC)	cmol(+)/kg	9.16 – 13.63	10.1 – 11.7
Clay	%	6.37 – 17.4	7.42 – 16.7
Coarse fragments	%	2.76 – 11.3	4.17 – 11
Total nitrogen	g/kg	0.45 – 0.66	0.51 – 0.62
pH	—	5.96 – 7.6	6.42 – 7.5
Sand	%	65.4 – 88.2	66.9 – 86.78
Soil organic carbon	g/kg	3 – 7.4	3.2 – 5.67

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