Stomatanthes africanus

Asteraceae

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

MaterialsMedicinal use

Variable	Observed range	Central range
Annual mean temperature	15.31 – 29.17	16.75 – 28.63
Temperature of the warmest month	22.91 – 40.33	25.01 – 39.75
Temperature of the coldest month	3.19 – 22.65	3.43 – 21.67
Annual precipitation	34.84 – 2547.34	64.48 – 2217.54
Precipitation seasonality	22.7 – 180.92	27.5 – 165.44

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 – 41.99	6 – 35.67
Clay	%	12.31 – 48.68	15.55 – 41.9
Coarse fragments	%	0.7 – 28.91	1.48 – 24.02
Total nitrogen	g/kg	0.4 – 3.36	0.47 – 2.73
pH	—	4.4 – 8.38	4.7 – 8.12
Sand	%	21.14 – 82.56	29.1 – 77.42
Soil organic carbon	g/kg	3.2 – 42.49	3.7 – 35.38

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