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Vitex grandifolia

Lamiaceae

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

Human foodInvertebrate foodMaterialsMedicinal useSocial uses

Documented climate envelope

VariableObserved rangeCentral range
Annual mean temperature21.93 – 28.7522.41 – 28.39
Temperature of the warmest month27.53 – 38.8328.01 – 38.11
Temperature of the coldest month14.29 – 22.8716.49 – 22.39
Annual precipitation694.24 – 4226.84756.42 – 3812.24
Precipitation seasonality30.22 – 145.0233.52 – 141.18

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(+)/kg5.71 – 39.867.17 – 28.9
Clay%10.12 – 46.7615.55 – 43.52
Coarse fragments%1.4 – 28.912.2 – 25.3
Total nitrogeng/kg0.46 – 11.220.63 – 5.05
pH—4.4 – 6.74.5 – 6.2
Sand%32.52 – 82.0938.92 – 66.7
Soil organic carbong/kg6.32 – 90.217.95 – 53.1

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

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