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Mackay-bean · Fabaceae

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

FabaceaeClimber

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Identity and native distribution

Family

Fabaceae

Life form

Climber

Documented native regions

AfricaNorth AmericaCentral America and CaribbeanSouth America

Environmental usesHuman foodMaterialsMedicinal use

Variable	Observed range	Central range
Annual mean temperature	9.59 – 29.17	11.51 – 28.63
Temperature of the warmest month	13.33 – 40.33	15.73 – 39.61
Temperature of the coldest month	2.37 – 24.95	3.63 – 24.59
Annual precipitation	34.84 – 6553.5	64.48 – 6553.5
Precipitation seasonality	14.22 – 180.92	15.72 – 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	8.6 – 32.4	14.7 – 25.3
Clay	%	8.9 – 45.69	24.5 – 37.6
Coarse fragments	%	0.9 – 18.39	4.6 – 11.5
Total nitrogen	g/kg	1.12 – 7.3	2.09 – 3.81
pH	—	4.9 – 7.7	5.2 – 6.4
Sand	%	19.79 – 83	29.93 – 51.15
Soil organic carbon	g/kg	13.7 – 119.5	27.7 – 51.1

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