Smilax anceps

Leg-Ripper · Smilacaceae

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

SmilacaceaeClimber

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Identity and native distribution

Family

Smilacaceae

Life form

Climber

Documented native regions

Africa

Gene sourcesHuman foodMaterialsMedicinal useDocumented toxicitySocial uses

Variable	Observed range	Central range
Annual mean temperature	11.57 – 29.91	13.07 – 29.61
Temperature of the warmest month	17.53 – 43.85	18.73 – 41.99
Temperature of the coldest month	1.05 – 22.93	2.01 – 22.39
Annual precipitation	9.08 – 4960.86	13.28 – 4736.7
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	9.61 – 28.2	24.6 – 26.9
Clay	%	20.48 – 62.9	47.1 – 59.3
Coarse fragments	%	4 – 12.08	5.25 – 8.9
Total nitrogen	g/kg	0.73 – 5.4	4.48 – 5.05
pH	—	4.8 – 6.09	4.9 – 5.2
Sand	%	13.3 – 60.4	17.98 – 28.77
Soil organic carbon	g/kg	9.54 – 68.4	42.23 – 53.7

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