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Lippia chevalieri

Verbenaceae

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

Documented uses

Human foodMaterialsMedicinal use

Documented climate envelope

VariableObserved rangeCentral range
Annual mean temperature23.75 – 29.9124.51 – 29.61
Temperature of the warmest month33.09 – 43.8533.81 – 41.99
Temperature of the coldest month6.59 – 22.658.03 – 21.67
Annual precipitation8.48 – 3010.1813.28 – 2783.44
Precipitation seasonality50.64 – 197.4453.4 – 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(+)/kg5.53 – 26.356.4 – 18.6
Clay%10.12 – 35.5414.18 – 31.38
Coarse fragments%3.26 – 30.985.8 – 25.3
Total nitrogeng/kg0.34 – 3.510.4 – 2.95
pH—5 – 8.385.2 – 8.3
Sand%29.71 – 82.0938.92 – 68.65
Soil organic carbong/kg2.81 – 40.773.38 – 32.35

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

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