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Rhigiocarya racemifera

Menispermaceae

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
Africa

Documented uses

Human foodMaterialsMedicinal useSocial uses

Documented climate envelope

VariableObserved rangeCentral range
Annual mean temperature21.93 – 28.7122.41 – 28.17
Temperature of the warmest month27.53 – 38.7928.01 – 37.95
Temperature of the coldest month14.29 – 22.6516.63 – 21.57
Annual precipitation694.24 – 4226.84982.12 – 3812.24
Precipitation seasonality22.7 – 118.5827.5 – 107.12

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(+)/kg5.3 – 19.26.92 – 15.12
Clay%12.31 – 46.7615.5 – 43.52
Coarse fragments%0.7 – 20.431.6 – 15.8
Total nitrogeng/kg0.46 – 6.970.63 – 3.4
pH—4.4 – 6.74.5 – 6.2
Sand%33.96 – 82.7939.15 – 80.17
Soil organic carbong/kg6.32 – 47.997.95 – 35.83

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

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