Hypoestes aristata

Acanthaceae

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

Animal foodHuman foodInvertebrate foodMaterialsMedicinal useDocumented toxicity

Variable	Observed range	Central range
Annual mean temperature	13.41 – 29.17	15.81 – 28.79
Temperature of the warmest month	20.23 – 41.31	21.85 – 41.25
Temperature of the coldest month	1.05 – 22.89	2.01 – 21.99
Annual precipitation	9.08 – 4960.86	13.28 – 4736.7
Precipitation seasonality	22.7 – 197.44	27.5 – 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	17.45 – 21.6	18.7 – 20.7
Clay	%	27.94 – 37.2	31.5 – 36
Coarse fragments	%	5.2 – 11.3	5.65 – 7.5
Total nitrogen	g/kg	2.5 – 4.43	2.71 – 3.63
pH	—	5.21 – 5.9	5.55 – 5.75
Sand	%	35.62 – 43.74	36.5 – 40.4
Soil organic carbon	g/kg	18 – 55.1	34.1 – 50.4

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