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Grewia tenax

Small-leaf White Raisin

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

Animal foodFuelGene sourcesHuman foodInvertebrate foodMaterialsMedicinal useDocumented toxicitySocial uses

Documented climate envelope

VariableObserved rangeCentral range
Annual mean temperature-13.27 – 30.73-9.61 – 29.73
Temperature of the warmest month7.23 – 44.919.57 – 43.95
Temperature of the coldest month-31.61 – 22.65-30.77 – 21.57
Annual precipitation1.24 – 3889.761.72 – 3365.12
Precipitation seasonality33.4 – 197.4438.5 – 184.48

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(+)/kg5.7 – 32.628.2 – 22
Clay%12.48 – 35.7816.6 – 22.7
Coarse fragments%4.84 – 27.966.2 – 22.9
Total nitrogeng/kg0.32 – 2.670.37 – 1.51
pH—6.5 – 86.6 – 7.1
Sand%38.66 – 79.9445.8 – 74.5
Soil organic carbong/kg3.1 – 18.43.6 – 15

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

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