Hygrophila auriculata

Hygrophila · Acanthaceae

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

AcanthaceaeShrub

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Identity and native distribution

Family

Acanthaceae

Life form

Shrub

Documented native regions

AfricaTropical Asia

Animal foodGene sourcesHuman foodMaterialsMedicinal useDocumented toxicity

Variable	Observed range	Central range
Annual mean temperature	-13.27 – 30.45	-9.61 – 29.73
Temperature of the warmest month	7.23 – 43.85	9.57 – 41.99
Temperature of the coldest month	-31.61 – 23.85	-30.77 – 22.39
Annual precipitation	8.48 – 5802.76	13.28 – 4182.52
Precipitation seasonality	22.7 – 197.44	24.98 – 184.48

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

Variable	Unit	Observed range	Central range
Cation exchange capacity (CEC)	cmol(+)/kg	7.15 – 13.66	7.95 – 12.6
Clay	%	17.63 – 28.01	22.45 – 26.5
Coarse fragments	%	3.4 – 13.17	3.4 – 6.95
Total nitrogen	g/kg	0.34 – 0.93	0.34 – 0.46
pH	—	6.25 – 6.62	6.45 – 6.5
Sand	%	47.09 – 64.03	59.3 – 60.6
Soil organic carbon	g/kg	4.52 – 10.54	4.6 – 6

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