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Scepocarpus trinervis

Climbing Tree Nettle

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

Climber

Identity and native distribution

Family

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Life form

Climber

Documented native regions
Africa

Documented uses

Gene sourcesHuman foodMaterialsMedicinal use

Documented climate envelope

VariableObserved rangeCentral range
Annual mean temperature13.41 – 29.1715.81 – 28.63
Temperature of the warmest month20.23 – 40.3321.85 – 39.61
Temperature of the coldest month1.05 – 22.892.01 – 22.39
Annual precipitation34.84 – 4960.8664.48 – 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%12.31 – 48.6815.55 – 41.9
Coarse fragments%0.7 – 28.911.45 – 24.02
Total nitrogeng/kg0.45 – 11.220.53 – 5.05
pH—4.4 – 8.384.7 – 8.12
Sand%21.14 – 82.5629.1 – 77.42
Soil organic carbong/kg3.2 – 96.433.7 – 71.05

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

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