Macaranga peltata Müll.Arg.

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Euphorbiaceae > Macaranga

Characteristics

A tree. It grows 10 m tall. Young parts have velvety hairs. The leaves are arranged alternately. The leaves are broadly oval and 20-50 cm long by 12-21 cm wide. There are small teeth along the edge. The leaf stalk is attached to the lower surface of the leaf. The flowers are yellowish green. They are in long panicles in the axils of leaves. There is one round black seed in a round capsule. It is 4-5 mm across.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
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Mature height (meter) 12.5
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

A tropical plant. It grows in low country in the wet zone. Deccan.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses environmental use material medicinal
Edible fruits leaves
Therapeutic use Analgesics (bark), Kidney calculi (bark), Splenomegaly (bark), Fractures, bone (fruit), Dyspepsia (leaf), Parasympatholytics (leaf), General tonic for rejuvenation (leaf), Sexually transmitted diseases (plant exudate), Wound healing (plant exudate), Fractures, bone (seed), Venereal (unspecified), Sore (unspecified), Wound healing (unspecified), Central nervous system depressants (whole plant excluding root), Hypertension (whole plant excluding root)
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Cultivation

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Images

Macaranga peltata unspecified picture

Distribution

Macaranga peltata world distribution map, present in Andorra, Bangladesh, Indonesia, India, Kenya, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, and Thailand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:351290-1
WFO ID wfo-0000232151
COL ID 6R2F5
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Macaranga wightiana Macaranga flexuosa Macaranga peltata Osyris peltata Tanarius flexuosus Tanarius tomentosus Mappa peltata Tanarius peltatus Tanarius roxburghii Macaranga roxburghii Macaranga roxburghii Macaranga tomentosa