Ruellia patula

White Veld Violet

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

AfricaTemperate AsiaTropical Asia

Gene sourcesHuman foodMedicinal use

Variable	Observed range	Central range
Annual mean temperature	13.41 – 30.73	15.81 – 29.73
Temperature of the warmest month	21.01 – 44.05	22.45 – 43.45
Temperature of the coldest month	-0.41 – 25.17	2.01 – 24.51
Annual precipitation	8.48 – 3189.98	13.28 – 2757.04
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	20.9 – 38.78	22.1 – 28.7
Clay	%	20.25 – 40.55	25.85 – 34.77
Coarse fragments	%	7.7 – 26.38	10.22 – 19.23
Total nitrogen	g/kg	1.17 – 2.83	1.31 – 2.08
pH	—	6.25 – 7.9	6.7 – 7.1
Sand	%	33.88 – 48.42	40.42 – 46.7
Soil organic carbon	g/kg	12.2 – 27.25	13.85 – 20.85

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