Heinsia crinita

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

Documented uses

Animal foodEnvironmental usesGene sourcesHuman foodMaterialsMedicinal useDocumented toxicity

Documented climate envelope

Variable	Observed range	Central range
Annual mean temperature	16.09 – 28.71	16.75 – 28.17
Temperature of the warmest month	20.23 – 38.79	21.85 – 37.95
Temperature of the coldest month	3.19 – 22.89	3.43 – 22.39
Annual precipitation	180.82 – 4960.86	225.52 – 4736.7
Precipitation seasonality	22.7 – 123.8	27.5 – 121.26

These values describe the documented climate envelope of the taxon. They are not, by themselves, a local recommendation.

Documented soil preferences

Variable	Unit	Observed range	Central range
Cation exchange capacity (CEC)	cmol(+)/kg	4.61 – 39.86	6 – 28.9
Clay	%	12.31 – 46.76	15.5 – 43.52
Coarse fragments	%	0.7 – 33.12	1.45 – 25.3
Total nitrogen	g/kg	0.46 – 11.22	0.63 – 5.05
pH	—	4.4 – 8.1	4.5 – 8
Sand	%	27.82 – 82.79	35.7 – 80.17
Soil organic carbon	g/kg	4.71 – 96.43	6.65 – 71.05

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

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