Tecticornia indica

Mungily

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

AfricaTropical AsiaAustralasia

Human foodMaterialsMedicinal use

Variable	Observed range	Central range
Annual mean temperature	10.61 – 29.91	12.59 – 29.61
Temperature of the warmest month	22.11 – 43.39	22.83 – 41.71
Temperature of the coldest month	-0.41 – 23.85	2.99 – 23.55
Annual precipitation	28.02 – 3938.96	32.4 – 2964.98
Precipitation seasonality	14.14 – 148.92	14.86 – 146.52

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	12.45 – 29.3	15 – 20.52
Clay	%	23.64 – 41.87	25.18 – 31.65
Coarse fragments	%	3.62 – 15.72	6.58 – 12.55
Total nitrogen	g/kg	0.4 – 2.19	0.55 – 1.46
pH	—	5.7 – 7.5	5.9 – 6.95
Sand	%	22.81 – 63.69	43.62 – 60.42
Soil organic carbon	g/kg	7.63 – 49.69	9.25 – 26.43

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