Macaranga gigantea

Giant Mahang · Euphorbiaceae

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

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Identity and native distribution

Family

Euphorbiaceae

Life form

Tree

Documented native regions

Tropical Asia

Animal foodMaterialsMedicinal use

Variable	Observed range	Central range
Annual mean temperature	14.19 – 28.39	20.67 – 27.49
Temperature of the warmest month	23.23 – 37.63	26.89 – 37.15
Temperature of the coldest month	1.05 – 23.75	8.49 – 23.09
Annual precipitation	1034.72 – 5884.7	1211.54 – 4805.3
Precipitation seasonality	10.98 – 106.98	17.16 – 98.04

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	9.1 – 26.51	11.07 – 22.23
Clay	%	20.88 – 47.26	26.4 – 42.73
Coarse fragments	%	2.21 – 26.75	3.3 – 19.85
Total nitrogen	g/kg	0.85 – 5.32	1.14 – 3.52
pH	—	4.5 – 6.79	4.7 – 6.1
Sand	%	17.96 – 53.23	25.48 – 42.95
Soil organic carbon	g/kg	9.46 – 188.47	13.38 – 138.65

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