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Sacciolepis africana

Poaceae

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

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Identity and native distribution

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Life form

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Documented native regions
Africa

Documented uses

Animal foodEnvironmental usesGene sourcesHuman foodMaterials

Documented climate envelope

VariableObserved rangeCentral range
Annual mean temperature15.21 – 29.9115.81 – 29.61
Temperature of the warmest month20.23 – 43.8521.85 – 41.99
Temperature of the coldest month2.47 – 22.893.31 – 22.39
Annual precipitation8.48 – 4960.8613.28 – 4736.7
Precipitation seasonality22.7 – 197.4427.5 – 184.48

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 – 41.995.5 – 35.67
Clay%5.21 – 48.687.97 – 41.9
Coarse fragments%0.7 – 30.981.45 – 25.3
Total nitrogeng/kg0.34 – 11.220.4 – 5.05
pH—4.4 – 8.884.7 – 8.7
Sand%21.14 – 88.7329.1 – 84.1
Soil organic carbong/kg2.8 – 96.433.35 – 71.05

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

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