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Sylvainia natalensis

Rubiaceae

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

Shrub

Identity and native distribution

Family

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Life form

Shrub

Documented native regions
Africa

Documented uses

Gene sourcesHuman foodMaterialsMedicinal use

Documented climate envelope

VariableObserved rangeCentral range
Annual mean temperature7.01 – 25.578.81 – 25.09
Temperature of the warmest month18.51 – 34.8719.71 – 34.21
Temperature of the coldest month-7.67 – 20.41-4.61 – 18.97
Annual precipitation384.08 – 1652.58492.26 – 1410.3
Precipitation seasonality50.78 – 123.1456.72 – 121.26

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 – 25.796 – 21.85
Clay%13.61 – 41.9816 – 37.23
Coarse fragments%0.75 – 15.051.45 – 13.4
Total nitrogeng/kg0.56 – 2.60.74 – 2.35
pH—5.11 – 7.175.4 – 6.6
Sand%35.83 – 8042.12 – 74.95
Soil organic carbong/kg4.71 – 40.836.65 – 31.02

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

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