Macaranga heterophylla Müll.Arg.

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Euphorbiaceae > Macaranga

Characteristics

Fruits bilobed, hall-succulent, pink or red, dusted with sticky golden glands.
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A forest shrub or tree, 10–30 ft. high
Branchlets armed with spines
A shrub or small tree.
Flowers tinged pink
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Foliage retention deciduous
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Mature height (meter) 5.27 - 8.32
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Environment

A pioneer species found mainly in the more open secondary forest growth in wet localities and riverine forest. Swampy places; humid secondary formations; mountain ridges or slopes; secondary regrowths; beside rivers; to 1,200 metres.
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A tropical plant. It grows on the edges of forests. It is often along rivers and in palm groves.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses gum material medicinal wood
Edible fruits stems
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
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Distribution

Macaranga heterophylla world distribution map, present in Benin, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo

Conservation status

Macaranga heterophylla threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:351169-1
WFO ID wfo-0000231991
COL ID 72QFJ
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Synonyms

Mappa heterophylla Macaranga heterophylla Tanarius heterophyllus Macaranga quinquelobata