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Lepisanthes fruticosa

Sapindaceae

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

Shrub

Identity and native distribution

Family

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Life form

Shrub

Documented native regions
Tropical Asia

Documented uses

Human foodMaterialsMedicinal use

Documented climate envelope

VariableObserved rangeCentral range
Annual mean temperature14.19 – 28.3920.19 – 28.25
Temperature of the warmest month23.23 – 37.6326.07 – 37.15
Temperature of the coldest month1.05 – 25.178.49 – 24.57
Annual precipitation1034.72 – 5884.71113.64 – 4805.3
Precipitation seasonality10.98 – 106.9814.68 – 98.04

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(+)/kg10.72 – 19.413.3 – 18.9
Clay%26.3 – 35.128.8 – 30.95
Coarse fragments%2.05 – 15.743.2 – 10.4
Total nitrogeng/kg1.33 – 3.841.46 – 3.44
pH—4.7 – 64.9 – 5.4
Sand%24.73 – 45.532.2 – 41.4
Soil organic carbong/kg16.6 – 65.3322.95 – 39.3

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

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