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Justicia insularis

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

Other

Documented native regions
Africa

Documented uses

Human foodMaterialsMedicinal use

Documented climate envelope

VariableObserved rangeCentral range
Annual mean temperature16.43 – 29.9118.65 – 29.61
Temperature of the warmest month20.23 – 42.9321.85 – 41.61
Temperature of the coldest month6.59 – 22.898.03 – 22.39
Annual precipitation8.48 – 4960.8613.28 – 4736.7
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(+)/kg5.3 – 39.866.4 – 28.9
Clay%10.12 – 46.0414.18 – 41.9
Coarse fragments%0.7 – 30.981.6 – 25.3
Total nitrogeng/kg0.32 – 11.220.4 – 5.05
pH—4.4 – 8.384.7 – 8.3
Sand%29.71 – 82.0935.7 – 68.65
Soil organic carbong/kg2.8 – 96.433.2 – 71.05

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

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