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Griffonia simplicifolia

Fabaceae

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

Climber

Identity and native distribution

Family

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Life form

Climber

Documented native regions
Africa

Documented uses

Animal foodHuman foodMaterialsMedicinal use

Documented climate envelope

VariableObserved rangeCentral range
Annual mean temperature22.59 – 28.7123.07 – 28.17
Temperature of the warmest month28.47 – 38.7928.77 – 37.95
Temperature of the coldest month14.29 – 22.8716.63 – 22.39
Annual precipitation694.24 – 2782.12982.12 – 2323.78
Precipitation seasonality30.22 – 118.5833.52 – 107.12

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(+)/kg5.71 – 39.867.25 – 28.9
Clay%12.31 – 46.0415.55 – 41.9
Coarse fragments%1.4 – 28.912.2 – 24.02
Total nitrogeng/kg0.46 – 11.220.63 – 5.05
pH—4.4 – 6.64.7 – 6.2
Sand%37.56 – 71.4741.98 – 65.05
Soil organic carbong/kg6.32 – 90.217.95 – 53.1

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

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