Macaranga gigantea (Rchb.F. & Zoll.) Müll.Arg.

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Euphorbiaceae > Macaranga

Characteristics

A perennial evergreen tree. It grows 25m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality -
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Mature height (meter) 25.0
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

A very broad ecological range, occurring from lowland coastal and swampy areas, to elevations of 800-1,000 metres. It is one of the earliest colonists of degraded land, but can also be found in large forest gaps within primary forest.
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Usage

Uses animal food material medicinal wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use Bite(Centipede) (unspecified), Diarrhea (unspecified), Dysentery (unspecified), Antidote (unspecified), Parturition (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Images

Flower

Macaranga gigantea flower picture by John Tasirin (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Macaranga gigantea world distribution map, present in Myanmar and Thailand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:351147-1
WFO ID wfo-0000231956
COL ID 3WX9P
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Macaranga gigantea Macaranga incisa Macaranga megalophylla Macaranga rugosa Mappa gigantea Mappa megalophylla Mappa rugosa Rottlera gigantea Tanarius giganteus Tanarius megallophyllus Tanarius rugosus Mappa macrophylla