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Meistera aculeata

Zingiberaceae

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
Tropical Asia

Documented uses

Environmental usesHuman foodMaterialsMedicinal useSocial uses

Documented climate envelope

VariableObserved rangeCentral range
Annual mean temperature11.23 – 28.3912.37 – 27.49
Temperature of the warmest month15.37 – 37.6316.27 – 37.15
Temperature of the coldest month1.05 – 25.178.19 – 24.57
Annual precipitation1034.72 – 5677.461113.64 – 4109.48
Precipitation seasonality12.34 – 106.9813.9 – 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(+)/kg33.4 – 3535 – 35
Clay%40.7 – 41.540.7 – 40.7
Coarse fragments%7.9 – 9.67.9 – 7.9
Total nitrogeng/kg2.78 – 2.92.9 – 2.9
pH—5.6 – 5.65.6 – 5.6
Sand%25.5 – 25.625.6 – 25.6
Soil organic carbong/kg42.4 – 51.442.4 – 42.4

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

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