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Lippia abyssinica

Koseret

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
Africa

Documented uses

Environmental usesHuman foodMaterialsMedicinal use

Documented climate envelope

VariableObserved rangeCentral range
Annual mean temperature15.31 – 30.4517.07 – 29.73
Temperature of the warmest month21.01 – 40.7522.45 – 40.33
Temperature of the coldest month8.03 – 21.659.97 – 21.15
Annual precipitation34.84 – 2252.8864.48 – 1857.42
Precipitation seasonality22.7 – 180.9227.5 – 165.44

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(+)/kg8 – 42.612.1 – 29.7
Clay%26.8 – 47.733.1 – 40.3
Coarse fragments%3.4 – 22.56.7 – 14.7
Total nitrogeng/kg1.34 – 3.611.67 – 2.47
pH—5.2 – 7.35.4 – 6.1
Sand%18.1 – 54.228.3 – 41.6
Soil organic carbong/kg16.68 – 44.5222 – 34.3

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

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