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Justicia flava

Acanthaceae

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

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Identity and native distribution

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Life form

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Documented native regions
AfricaTemperate AsiaTropical Asia

Documented uses

Animal foodEnvironmental usesGene sourcesHuman foodInvertebrate foodMaterialsMedicinal useSocial uses

Documented climate envelope

VariableObserved rangeCentral range
Annual mean temperature13.41 – 30.7315.81 – 29.73
Temperature of the warmest month21.01 – 44.0522.45 – 43.45
Temperature of the coldest month1.05 – 22.872.01 – 22.39
Annual precipitation9.08 – 3643.8213.28 – 2783.44
Precipitation seasonality22.7 – 197.4427.5 – 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(+)/kg20.9 – 44.5922.65 – 33.2
Clay%22.39 – 40.4633.05 – 37.3
Coarse fragments%9.66 – 22.9611.55 – 16.9
Total nitrogeng/kg1.29 – 2.731.38 – 2.27
pH—5.7 – 7.996.05 – 6.8
Sand%31.21 – 48.0633.9 – 42.4
Soil organic carbong/kg15 – 36.0516.55 – 30.15

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

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