Gardenia erubescens

Rubiaceae

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 usesFuelHuman foodMaterialsMedicinal useSocial uses

Variable	Observed range	Central range
Annual mean temperature	21.17 – 29.91	21.71 – 29.61
Temperature of the warmest month	27.03 – 43.85	27.69 – 41.99
Temperature of the coldest month	9.17 – 22.87	10.51 – 22.39
Annual precipitation	9.08 – 3010.18	13.28 – 2783.44
Precipitation seasonality	33.4 – 197.44	39.94 – 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	6.3 – 16.36	8.55 – 11
Clay	%	17.2 – 27.81	19.8 – 24
Coarse fragments	%	7 – 21.1	7.75 – 16
Total nitrogen	g/kg	0.58 – 1.88	0.65 – 1.23
pH	—	5.69 – 6.7	5.95 – 6.6
Sand	%	36.73 – 64.66	47.7 – 58.6
Soil organic carbon	g/kg	8.14 – 23.62	8.85 – 15.25

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