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

Bukit Tagar, Selangor, Malaysia.

 

Leaf and inflorescence/fruit stalk littering the forest floor. Macaranga gigantea (Rchb.f. & Zoll.) Müll.Arg. Euphorbiaceae. CN: [Malay - [Selaru kubin, Mahang teliga gajah; Borneo (Badad, Bangauwang, Brunt, Malau, Marakubong, Merkubong, Sedaman, Talinga gajah)], Elephant's ear, Giant mahang. Native to Burma, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo (Sarawak, Brunei, Sabah, West-, Central-, South- and East-Kalimantan), Celebes. Sub-canopy tree up to 28 m tall and 50 cm dbh. Stipules ca. 43 mm long. Leaves huge, alternate, simple, 3-lobed, palmately veined, peltate, toothed margin, hairy lower surface. Flowers ca. 0.5 mm diameter, greenish, placed in bundles within bracts which are part of large branched inflorescences. Fruits ca. 7 mm diameter, green-yellow-browninsh, 2-lobed, dehiscent capsules, seeds with purple aril. Most Macranga species are early colonizers of disturbed land.

 

Synonym(s):

Macaranga incisa Gage

Macaranga megalophylla (Müll.Arg.) Müll.Arg.

Macaranga rugosa (Müll.Arg.) Müll.Arg.

Mappa gigantea Rchb.f. & Zoll.

Mappa macrophylla Kurz ex Teijsm. & Binn. [Illegitimate]

Mappa megalophylla Müll.Arg.

Mappa rugosa Müll.Arg.

Rottlera gigantea (Rchb.f. & Zoll.) Rchb.f. & Zoll. ex Kurz

Tanarius giganteus (Rchb.f. & Zoll.) Kuntze

Tanarius megallophyllus (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze

Tanarius rugosus (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze

 

Ref and suggested reading:

zipcodezoo.com/Plants/M/Macaranga_gigantea/

www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-116443

www.asianplant.net/Euphorbiaceae/Macaranga_gigantea.htm

www.nationaalherbarium.nl/MacMalBorneo/Macaranga%20gigant...

www.nationaalherbarium.nl/euphorbs/specM/MacarangaMPT.htm

 

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