Rothmannia whitfieldii

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

Environmental usesHuman foodMaterialsMedicinal useDocumented toxicitySocial uses

Variable	Observed range	Central range
Annual mean temperature	16.31 – 29.91	18.23 – 29.61
Temperature of the warmest month	21.87 – 43.85	24.21 – 41.99
Temperature of the coldest month	8.05 – 22.87	8.11 – 22.39
Annual precipitation	9.08 – 4226.84	13.28 – 3812.24
Precipitation seasonality	22.7 – 197.44	27.5 – 184.48

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	4.61 – 39.86	6 – 28.9
Clay	%	10.12 – 48.68	14.18 – 43.52
Coarse fragments	%	0.7 – 28.91	1.45 – 25.3
Total nitrogen	g/kg	0.34 – 11.22	0.4 – 5.05
pH	—	4.4 – 8.38	4.5 – 8.2
Sand	%	21.16 – 82.79	36.65 – 80.17
Soil organic carbon	g/kg	2.81 – 90.21	3.38 – 53.1

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