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Grewia arborea

Malvaceae

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

Shrub

Identity and native distribution

Family

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Life form

Shrub

Documented native regions
AfricaTemperate AsiaTropical Asia

Documented uses

Gene sourcesHuman foodMaterialsMedicinal use

Documented climate envelope

VariableObserved rangeCentral range
Annual mean temperature-0.99 – 30.738.61 – 29.65
Temperature of the warmest month11.37 – 42.2917.61 – 40.79
Temperature of the coldest month-18.69 – 22.09-7.05 – 21.37
Annual precipitation51.1 – 5802.7653.98 – 4182.52
Precipitation seasonality33.4 – 140.5439.94 – 128.36

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(+)/kg7.62 – 43.999.95 – 37.45
Clay%11.31 – 45.7212.57 – 40.55
Coarse fragments%1.21 – 35.722.15 – 32.95
Total nitrogeng/kg0.44 – 190.59 – 7.65
pH—5.1 – 8.295.2 – 8.2
Sand%15.2 – 8021.1 – 72.55
Soil organic carbong/kg3.62 – 64.434.2 – 52.3

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

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