Macaranga: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Malpighiales
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Genus
- Macaranga
- Species
- Scientific Name
- Macaranga
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Macaranga
Macaranga is a large genus of Old World tropical trees of the family Euphorbiaceae and the only genus in the subtribe Macaranginae (tribe Acalypheae). Native to Africa, Australasia, Asia and various islands of the Indian and Pacific Oceans, the genus comprises over 300 different species. It was first described as a genus in 1806, based on specimens collected on the Island of Mauritius. Many species, such as Macaranga gigantea have uncommonly large leaves, and many are peltate.
Macaranga are noted for being pioneer species. Macaranga species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Endoclita malabaricus. Macaranga species often form symbioses with ant (Formicidae) species (particularly Crematogaster ants of the subgenus Decacrema) because they have hollow stems that can serve as nesting space and occasionally provide nectar. The trees benefit because the ants attack herbivorous insects and either drive them away or feed on them.
...Macaranga in languages:
- Chinese
- 血桐屬
- Finnish
- nystylehdet
- Japanese
- オオバギ属
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Parent Taxon
Child Taxa
- Macaranga acerifolia
- Macaranga advena
- Macaranga aenigmatica
- Macaranga aetheadenia
- Macaranga albescens
- Macaranga alchorneifolia
- Macaranga alchorneoides
- Macaranga aleuritoides
- Macaranga allorobinsonii
- Macaranga alnifolia
- Macaranga amentifera
- Macaranga amissa
- Macaranga amplifolia
- Macaranga anceps
- Macaranga andamanica
- Macaranga angolensis
- Macaranga angulata
- Macaranga angustifolia
- Macaranga ashtonii
- Macaranga assas
- Macaranga astrolabica
- Macaranga attenuata
- Macaranga auctoris
- Macaranga baccaureifolia
- Macaranga bailloniana
- Macaranga balabacensis
- Macaranga bancana
- Macaranga barkeriana
- Macaranga barteri
- Macaranga beccariana
- Macaranga beillei
- Macaranga belensis
- Macaranga bicolor
- Macaranga bifoveata
- Macaranga boutonioides
- Macaranga brachythyrsa
- Macaranga brachytricha
- Macaranga brevipetiolata
- Macaranga brooksii
- Macaranga brunneofloccosa
- Macaranga bullata
- Macaranga caesariata
- Macaranga caladiifolia
- Macaranga calcicola
- Macaranga capensis
- Macaranga carolinensis
- Macaranga carrii
- Macaranga cassandrae
- Macaranga caudata
- Macaranga caudatifolia
- Macaranga celebica
- Macaranga chlorolepis
- Macaranga choiseuliana
- Macaranga chrysotricha
- Macaranga cissifolia
- Macaranga clavata
- Macaranga clemensiae
- Macaranga coggygria
- Macaranga congestiflora
- Macaranga conglomerata
- Macaranga conifera
- Macaranga constricta
- Macaranga cordifolia
- Macaranga coriacea
- Macaranga corymbosa
- Macaranga costulata
- Macaranga crassistipulosa
- Macaranga cucullata
- Macaranga cuernosensis
- Macaranga cumingii
- Macaranga cuneifolia
- Macaranga cupularis
- Macaranga cuspidata
- Macaranga dallachyana
- Macaranga danguyana
- Macaranga darbyshirei
- Macaranga daviesii
- Macaranga decaryana
- Macaranga decipiens
- Macaranga densiflora
- Macaranga denticulata
- Macaranga depressa
- Macaranga dibeleensis
- Macaranga didymocarpa
- Macaranga diepenhorstii
- Macaranga digyna
- Macaranga dioica
- Macaranga domatiosa
- Macaranga ducis
- Macaranga ebolowana
- Macaranga echinocarpa
- Macaranga eloba
- Macaranga endertii
- Macaranga esseriana
- Macaranga eymae
- Macaranga faiketo
- Macaranga fallacina
- Macaranga ferruginea
- Macaranga fragrans
- Macaranga fulva
- Macaranga gabunica
- Macaranga galorei
- Macaranga gamblei
- Macaranga gigantea
- Macaranga gigantifolia
- Macaranga glaberrima
- Macaranga glabra
- Macaranga glandibracteolata
- Macaranga glandulifera
- Macaranga gracilis
- Macaranga graeffeana
- Macaranga grallata
- Macaranga grandifolia
- Macaranga grayana
- Macaranga griffithiana
- Macaranga hageniana
- Macaranga hartleyana
- Macaranga harveyana
- Macaranga havilandii
- Macaranga hengkyana
- Macaranga henryi
- Macaranga herculis
- Macaranga heterophylla
- Macaranga heudelotii
- Macaranga hexandra
- Macaranga heynei
- Macaranga hispida
- Macaranga hoffmannii
- Macaranga hosei
- Macaranga huahineensis
- Macaranga hullettii
- Macaranga humbertii
- Macaranga hurifolia
- Macaranga hypoleuca
- Macaranga hystrichogyne
- Macaranga inamoena
- Macaranga indica
- Macaranga indistincta
- Macaranga induta
- Macaranga inermis
- Macaranga intonsa
- Macaranga involucrata
- Macaranga javanica
- Macaranga johannium
- Macaranga kanehirae
- Macaranga kilimandscharica
- Macaranga kinabaluensis
- Macaranga kingii
- Macaranga klaineana
- Macaranga kostermansii
- Macaranga kurzii
- Macaranga laciniata
- Macaranga lamellata
- Macaranga lanceolata
- Macaranga letestui
- Macaranga leytensis
- Macaranga lineata
- Macaranga loheri
- Macaranga longicaudata
- Macaranga longipetiolata
- Macaranga longistipulata
- Macaranga lophostigma
- Macaranga louisiadum
- Macaranga lowii
- Macaranga lugubris
- Macaranga lumiensis
- Macaranga lutescens
- Macaranga macropoda
- Macaranga magna
- Macaranga magnifolia
- Macaranga magnistipulosa
- Macaranga mappa
- Macaranga marikoensis
- Macaranga mauritiana
- Macaranga megacarpa
- Macaranga meiophylla
- Macaranga melanosticta
- Macaranga mellifera
- Macaranga membranacea
- Macaranga minahassae
- Macaranga misimae
- Macaranga mista
- Macaranga modesta
- Macaranga monandra
- Macaranga monostyla
- Macaranga montana
- Macaranga motleyana
- Macaranga myriantha
- Macaranga myriolepida
- Macaranga necopina
- Macaranga neobritannica
- Macaranga neodenticulata
- Macaranga nicobarica
- Macaranga noblei
- Macaranga novoguineensis
- Macaranga nusatenggarensis
- Macaranga oblongifolia
- Macaranga obovata
- Macaranga occidentalis
- Macaranga ovatifolia
- Macaranga pachyphylla
- Macaranga palustris
- Macaranga papuana
- Macaranga parabicolor
- Macaranga parvibracteata
- Macaranga paxii
- Macaranga pearsonii
- Macaranga peltata
- Macaranga pentaloba
- Macaranga pepysiana
- Macaranga petanostyla
- Macaranga pierreana
- Macaranga pilosula
- Macaranga platyclada
- Macaranga pleioneura
- Macaranga pleiostemon
- Macaranga pleytei
- Macaranga poggei
- Macaranga polyadenia
- Macaranga polyneura
- Macaranga praestans
- Macaranga pruinosa
- Macaranga puberula
- Macaranga punctata
- Macaranga puncticulata
- Macaranga quadriglandulosa
- Macaranga racemohispida
- Macaranga racemosa
- Macaranga raivavaeensis
- Macaranga ramiflora
- Macaranga rarispina
- Macaranga recurvata
- Macaranga reiteriana
- Macaranga repandodentata
- Macaranga rhizinoides
- Macaranga rhodonema
- Macaranga ribesioides
- Macaranga robinsonii
- Macaranga rorokae
- Macaranga rostrata
- Macaranga rufescens
- Macaranga rufibarbis
- Macaranga saccifera
- Macaranga salicifolia
- Macaranga salomonensis
- Macaranga sampsonii
- Macaranga sandsii
- Macaranga sarcocarpa
- Macaranga schweinfurthii
- Macaranga secunda
- Macaranga seemannii
- Macaranga serratifolia
- Macaranga setosa
- Macaranga siamensis
- Macaranga similis
- Macaranga sinensis
- Macaranga spathicalyx
- Macaranga sphaerophylla
- Macaranga spinosa
- Macaranga staudtii
- Macaranga stellimontium
- Macaranga stenophylla
- Macaranga sterrophylla
- Macaranga stipulosa
- Macaranga stonei
- Macaranga strigosa
- Macaranga strigosissima
- Macaranga subdentata
- Macaranga subpeltata
- Macaranga suleensis
- Macaranga sumatrana
- Macaranga suwo
- Macaranga sylvatica
- Macaranga taitensis
- Macaranga tanarius
- Macaranga tchibangensis
- Macaranga tentaculata
- Macaranga tessellata
- Macaranga teysmannii
- Macaranga thomasii
- Macaranga thompsonii
- Macaranga thorelii
- Macaranga trachyphylla
- Macaranga trichanthera
- Macaranga trichocarpa
- Macaranga triloba
- Macaranga truncata
- Macaranga tsonane
- Macaranga umbrosa
- Macaranga uxoris
- Macaranga vanderystii
- Macaranga vedeliana
- Macaranga velutina
- Macaranga velutiniflora
- Macaranga venosa
- Macaranga vermoesenii
- Macaranga versteeghii
- Macaranga vieillardii
- Macaranga villosula
- Macaranga vitiensis
- Macaranga warburgiana
- Macaranga waturandangii
- Macaranga whitmorei
- Macaranga winkleri
- Macaranga winkleriella
- Macaranga yakasii





























































































































































