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Macroptilium gracile

Llanos macro · 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
North AmericaCentral America and CaribbeanSouth America

Documented uses

Animal food

Documented climate envelope

VariableObserved rangeCentral range
Annual mean temperature13.53 – 27.9114.85 – 27.79
Temperature of the warmest month18.71 – 35.0522.09 – 34.63
Temperature of the coldest month3.29 – 25.055.57 – 25.05
Annual precipitation497.02 – 5806.72505.72 – 5214.22
Precipitation seasonality20.36 – 112.3431.94 – 110.54

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(+)/kg6.67 – 42.098.3 – 38.5
Clay%10.86 – 60.9516.32 – 52.45
Coarse fragments%0.51 – 24.271.4 – 22.6
Total nitrogeng/kg0.84 – 8.271 – 5.41
pH—5 – 75.5 – 6.5
Sand%8.44 – 69.7917.6 – 62.75
Soil organic carbong/kg7.22 – 100.510.22 – 61.15

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

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