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Platostoma palustre

Black cincau · Lamiaceae

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

LamiaceaeOther

Identity and native distribution

Family

Lamiaceae

Life form

Other

Documented native regions
Temperate AsiaTropical Asia

Documented uses

Environmental usesHuman foodMedicinal useSocial uses

Documented climate envelope

VariableObserved rangeCentral range
Annual mean temperature5.53 – 28.3912.01 – 28.25
Temperature of the warmest month15.37 – 37.6316.27 – 37.15
Temperature of the coldest month-12.39 – 23.85-2.43 – 23.09
Annual precipitation1034.72 – 5677.461113.64 – 4355.22
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(+)/kg10.8 – 32.5813.28 – 28
Clay%20.73 – 47.2625.93 – 42.73
Coarse fragments%2.21 – 26.753.3 – 21.5
Total nitrogeng/kg0.85 – 11.571.14 – 5.25
pH—4.5 – 7.24.7 – 6.3
Sand%15.2 – 53.2321.1 – 46.8
Soil organic carbong/kg6.62 – 185.0911.12 – 138.65

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

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