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Psydrax parviflorus

Rubiaceae

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

Animal foodEnvironmental usesFuelGene sourcesHuman foodInvertebrate foodMaterialsMedicinal useDocumented toxicity

Documented climate envelope

VariableObserved rangeCentral range
Annual mean temperature15.31 – 29.9117.07 – 29.61
Temperature of the warmest month20.23 – 43.8521.85 – 41.99
Temperature of the coldest month8.03 – 22.898.11 – 22.39
Annual precipitation31.22 – 4960.8647.78 – 4736.7
Precipitation seasonality22.7 – 180.9227.5 – 165.44

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(+)/kg4.61 – 41.996 – 35.67
Clay%10.33 – 48.6814.18 – 41.9
Coarse fragments%0.7 – 28.911.45 – 25.3
Total nitrogeng/kg0.34 – 11.220.4 – 5.05
pH—4.4 – 8.384.7 – 8.12
Sand%21.14 – 82.7929.1 – 80.17
Soil organic carbong/kg2.81 – 96.433.38 – 71.05

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

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