Macaranga involucrata Baill.

Shrub or small tree to 12 m high, dioecious. Pale erect trichomes velvety pubescent on vegetative surfaces. Stipules (2–) 5–7 (–30) mm long, caducous. Leaves alternate; petiole 2.5–21 cm long, peltate attachment penniveined, lower surface gland-dotted. Male flowers racemose or paniculate; bracts 1.5–2.5 mm long, obovate, auriculate; stamens (4–) 6 (–12), filaments 0.6–0.8 mm long. Female flowers paniculate, bracts 8–25 mm long, ovate; ovary yellow-glandular with pubescent bristles; style 1, 6–14 mm long. Capsule 4–8 mm diam., orbicular, yellow-green-glandular; bristles pubescent.

Grows in open or disturbed sites along creeks, roadsides and rainforest edges or in drier rainforest and vineforest on various soil types, to 760 m alt. 

Can be grown by seedlings.