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Orbea lutea

Yellow Carrion Flower

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

Animal foodGene sourcesHuman foodMedicinal use

Documented climate envelope

VariableObserved rangeCentral range
Annual mean temperature13.41 – 23.0914.77 – 22.59
Temperature of the warmest month24.23 – 34.7125.31 – 33.93
Temperature of the coldest month-0.91 – 15.57-0.01 – 13.77
Annual precipitation25.62 – 1572.4895.22 – 1387.38
Precipitation seasonality27.28 – 120.4441.44 – 119.12

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(+)/kg4.63 – 24.845.5 – 21.9
Clay%5.21 – 39.947.97 – 33.8
Coarse fragments%0.92 – 28.71.48 – 23.4
Total nitrogeng/kg0.43 – 2.150.49 – 1.96
pH—5.3 – 8.885.4 – 8.7
Sand%36.64 – 88.7345.75 – 84.1
Soil organic carbong/kg2.8 – 30.993.35 – 23.8

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

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