Piper lanatum

Common piper

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

Climber

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Identity and native distribution

Family

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Life form

Climber

Documented native regions

Tropical AsiaAustralasiaPacific

Human foodMedicinal useDocumented toxicitySocial uses

Variable	Observed range	Central range
Annual mean temperature	11.23 – 28.39	12.37 – 27.59
Temperature of the warmest month	15.37 – 40.85	16.27 – 39.89
Temperature of the coldest month	1.05 – 25.25	7.77 – 25.19
Annual precipitation	464.26 – 6553.5	586.18 – 6553.5
Precipitation seasonality	7.1 – 140.54	7.64 – 128.36

These values describe the documented climate envelope of the taxon. They are not, by themselves, a local recommendation.

Variable	Unit	Observed range	Central range
Cation exchange capacity (CEC)	cmol(+)/kg	9.78 – 27.8	13.3 – 20.43
Clay	%	24.14 – 45.85	31 – 39.12
Coarse fragments	%	5.63 – 12.8	7.2 – 10.8
Total nitrogen	g/kg	1.47 – 4.28	2.03 – 2.91
pH	—	4.8 – 5.79	5 – 5.4
Sand	%	26.73 – 53.59	30.68 – 42.35
Soil organic carbon	g/kg	23.05 – 80.24	32.4 – 51.48

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