Macaranga spinosa

Euphorbiaceae

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

Tree

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Identity and native distribution

Family

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Life form

Tree

Documented native regions

Africa

Environmental usesFuelHuman foodMaterialsMedicinal use

Variable	Observed range	Central range
Annual mean temperature	16.31 – 28.71	18.23 – 28.17
Temperature of the warmest month	20.23 – 38.79	21.85 – 37.95
Temperature of the coldest month	9.43 – 22.89	9.97 – 21.99
Annual precipitation	611.92 – 4960.86	636.76 – 4736.7
Precipitation seasonality	22.7 – 118.58	27.5 – 109.72

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	7.1 – 26.55	14.65 – 21.35
Clay	%	25.9 – 36.7	28.2 – 35
Coarse fragments	%	3.02 – 15.3	5.7 – 10.57
Total nitrogen	g/kg	1.66 – 6.15	1.88 – 4.37
pH	—	4.6 – 5.9	4.8 – 5.4
Sand	%	23.2 – 63.5	33.42 – 41.9
Soil organic carbon	g/kg	19.3 – 92.65	32.9 – 71.6

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