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Grewia forbesii

Warty donkeyberry

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

Documented uses

Animal foodGene sourcesHuman foodMaterialsMedicinal use

Documented climate envelope

VariableObserved rangeCentral range
Annual mean temperature15.31 – 28.7117.47 – 27.51
Temperature of the warmest month21.87 – 38.5724.21 – 35.73
Temperature of the coldest month8.03 – 22.0910.01 – 21.37
Annual precipitation180.82 – 2252.88225.52 – 1857.42
Precipitation seasonality45.7 – 123.852.34 – 121.26

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(+)/kg5.04 – 41.996.65 – 35.67
Clay%14.25 – 45.916 – 39.42
Coarse fragments%0.75 – 33.121.45 – 22.1
Total nitrogeng/kg0.61 – 3.50.76 – 2.5
pH—5 – 8.15.2 – 8
Sand%21.14 – 8029.1 – 74.95
Soil organic carbong/kg6.71 – 56.319.18 – 29.12

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

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