Macaranga (Genus)
Macaranga is a large genus of Old World tropical trees of the family Euphorbiaceae and the only genus in the subtribe Macaranginae . Native to Africa, Asia and the South Pacific, the genus comprises over 300 different species. These plants are noted for being recolonizers, that is, they are among the first plants to appear on disturbed ground.
Macaranga peltata from the Western Ghats
Macaranga species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Endoclita malabaricus .
Macaranga are morphologically adapted with thin stem walls to create domatia (housing) for an ant species from the genus Crematogaster, who in turn protects its plant against herbivores. [1]
Use
Macaranga gum, a crimson resin is obtained from Macaranga indica .
Synonymy
Adenoceras Rchb.f. & Zoll. ex Baill.
Mappa A.Juss
Mecostylis Kurz ex Teijsm. & Binn.
Pachystemon Blume
Panopia Noronha ex Thouars
Phocea Seem.
Tanarius Kuntze
Species Include:
Macaranga acerifolia
Macaranga attenuata
Macaranga beillei
Macaranga bicolor
Macaranga capensis
Macaranga caudatifolia
Macaranga cogostiflora
Macaranga conglomerata
Macaranga grandifolia
Macaranga huahineensis
Macaranga indica
Macaranga mappa
Macaranga mauritiana
Macaranga paxii
Macaranga peltata
Macaranga quadricornis
Macaranga raivavaeensis
Macaranga taitensis
Macaranga tanarius
Macaranga venosa
Photos
Macaranga triloba Macaranga triloba Embryo drawing of Macaranga triloba Photographer: Robert J. Gibbons ZipcodeZoo Photo ID: 149137
Macaranga triloba Macaranga grandifolia Photographer: David Stang Date Taken: February 15, 2007 Location Taken: Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden , Miami, FL USA Copyright: © 2007 David Stang ZipcodeZoo Photo ID: 222073
Macaranga triloba Macaranga grandifolia Photographer: David Stang Date Taken: February 15, 2007 Location Taken: Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden , Miami, FL USA Copyright: © 2007 David Stang ZipcodeZoo Photo ID: 222074
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Macaranga triloba Macaranga conglomerata common tree of Ngangao forest, Taita Hills Photographer: Gerard D. Hertel Location Taken: Kenya Copyright: © Gerard D. Hertel. Permissions for Use: see www.ForestryImages.org . ZipcodeZoo Photo ID: 191419
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Macaranga triloba Macaranga grandifolia Photographer: David Stang Date Taken: February 15, 2007 Location Taken: Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden , Miami, FL USA Copyright: © 2007 David Stang ZipcodeZoo Photo ID: 222072
Macaranga triloba Macaranga triloba A-B: Fruit in apical and lateral views; C: seed; D: embryo in situ; E: transection of seed; F: transection of fruit of Macaranga triloba Photographer: Lynda E. Chandler or Karen Parker ZipcodeZoo Photo ID: 149126
Macaranga triloba Macaranga tanarius Photographer: The William and Lynda Steere Herbarium Date Taken: 2007 Location Taken: Hong Kong Copyright: © 2007 This image belongs to The New York Botanical Garden Virtual Herbarium . ZipcodeZoo Photo ID: 212142
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Macaranga triloba Macaranga grandifolia Photographer: David Stang Date Taken: February 15, 2007 Location Taken: Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden , Miami, FL USA Copyright: © 2007 David Stang ZipcodeZoo Photo ID: 222071
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Taxonomy
Domain: Eukaryota
Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
Kingdom: Plantae
Haeckel, 1866 - Plants
Subkingdom: Viridaeplantae
Cavalier-Smith, 1981 - Green Plants
Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Cronquist, Takhtajan & W. Zimmermann, 1966 - Flowering Plants
The Genus Macaranga is further organized into finer groupings including:
References
^ Heil, M., B. Fiala, K. E. Linsenmair, G. Zotz, P. Menke, and U. Maschwitz. 1997. Food body production in Macaranga triloba (Euphorbiaceae): A plant investment in anti-herbivore defense via symbiotic ant partners. Journal of Ecology 85:847 – 861.
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Last Revised: May 01, 2008