Indigofera cryptantha

Fabaceae

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

Human foodMedicinal use

Variable	Observed range	Central range
Annual mean temperature	13.41 – 26.57	14.77 – 24.17
Temperature of the warmest month	23.79 – 34.71	25.31 – 33.93
Temperature of the coldest month	-0.91 – 18.15	-0.01 – 14.73
Annual precipitation	25.62 – 2359.82	95.22 – 1944.14
Precipitation seasonality	27.28 – 121.64	41.44 – 119.12

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	4.63 – 24.84	5.5 – 21.9
Clay	%	5.21 – 39.94	7.97 – 33.8
Coarse fragments	%	2.42 – 28.7	3.35 – 23.4
Total nitrogen	g/kg	0.43 – 2.97	0.49 – 2.22
pH	—	4.93 – 8.88	5.38 – 8.7
Sand	%	36.64 – 88.73	45.52 – 84.1
Soil organic carbon	g/kg	2.8 – 46.75	3.35 – 32.05

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