Overview
Small, columnar ornamental tree from the Philippines, with large, umbrella-like leaves up to 2 feet in diameter.
Common Names
Common Names in English:
Bingabing, Macaranga, Pengua
Description
Physical Description
Habit: Tree
Flowers: Flower Color: chartreuse, yellow-green
Size/Age/Growth
Size: 15-20' tall.
Biology
Reproduction
Duration: Perennial
Growth
Sunlight: Sun Exposure: Full Sun .
Temperature: Cold Hardiness: 11. (map)
Taxonomy
- Kingdom:
Plantae
(
)
- Plants
- Phylum:
Magnoliophyta
()
- Flowering Plants
- Class:
Magnoliopsida
()
- Dicotyledons
- Order:
Malpighiales
()
- Family:
Scolioidea
()
- Subfamily:
Acalyphoideae
()
- Tribe:
Acalypheae
()
- Genus:
Macaranga
()
- Du Petit-Thouars, 1806
- Specific epithet:
mappa
- (L.) Müll.Arg.
- Botanical name: - Macaranga mappa (L.) Müll.Arg.
- Specific epithet:
mappa
- (L.) Müll.Arg.
- Genus:
Macaranga
(
- Tribe:
Acalypheae
(
- Subfamily:
Acalyphoideae
(
- Family:
Scolioidea
(
- Order:
Malpighiales
(
- Class:
Magnoliopsida
(
- Phylum:
Magnoliophyta
(
Unambiguous Synonyms
- Acalypha mappa (L.) Willd.
- Alchornea mappa (L.) Oken
- Mappa moluccana Spreng.
- Ricinus mappa L.
- Tanarius mappa (L.) Kuntze
Notes
Publishing author
: Oken Publication
: Allg. Naturgesch. iii. (3) 1579 (1841); fide Merrill in Journ. Arn. Arb. xxxi.269 (1950) Basionym
author: (L.) Publishing author: Willd. Publication: Sp.
Pl. iv
. 526 Name
Status: Accepted Name
. Latest taxonomic
scrutiny: Govaerts R., 11-Nov-2003
Place of publication: Prodr. 15(2):1000. 1866
Name verified on 27-Jun-2005 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Similar Species
Members of the genus Macaranga
There are approximately 361 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:
M. acerifolia · M. advena · M. aetheadenia · M. albescens · M. alchorneifolia · M. alchorneoides · M. aleuritoides · M. alnifolia · M. amissa · M. amplifolia · M. anceps · M. anceps anceps · M. anceps puncticulata · M. anceps subsp. puncticulata · M. andamanica · M. angolensis · M. angulata · M. angustifolia · M. anjuanensis · M. apoenensis · M. ashtonii · M. assas · M. astrolabica · M. attenuata · M. baccaureifolia · M. bailloniana · M. balabacensis · M. balakrishnanii · M. balansae · M. bancana · M. barteri · M. beccariana · M. beillei · M. belensis · M. bicolor · M. bifoveata · M. boutonioides · M. brachythyrsa · M. brachytricha · M. braedena · M. brevipetiolata · M. brooksii · M. brunneo-floccosa · M. brunneofloccosa · M. bullata · M. caesariata · M. caladifolia · M. caladiifolia · M. calcicola · M. capensis · M. carolinensis · M. carrii · M. caudata · M. caudatifoia · M. caudatifolia · M. celebica · M. chatiniana · M. chlorolepis · M. choiseuliana · M. chrysotricha · M. cissifolia · M. clavata · M. clemensiae · M. coggygria · M. cogostiflora · M. congestiflora · M. conglomerata (Shao) · M. conifera · M. constricta · M. cordifolia · M. coriacea · M. corniacea · M. corymbosa · M. costulata · M. coursi · M. crassistipulosa · M. cucullata · M. cuernosensis · M. cumingii · M. cuneifolia · M. cupularis · M. curtisii · M. curtisii var. curtisii · M. curtisii var. glabra · M. cuspidata · M. dallachyana · M. dallachyanus · M. danguyana · M. darbyshirei · M. dawei · M. decaryana · M. decipiens · M. densiflora · M. denticulata · M. depressa · M. depressa f. depressa · M. depressa f. glabra · M. depressa f. strigosa · M. depressa forma depressa · M. depressa forma glabra
Bibliography
- Airy Shaw, H. K. 1982. The Euphorbiaceae of Central Malesia (Celebes, Moluccas, Lesser Sunds Is.). Kew Bull. 37:27.
- Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae. (L Euphorb)
- Keßler, P. J. A. et al. 2002. Checklist of woody plants of Sulawesi, Indonesia. Blumea Suppl. 14. (L WPl Sulawesi)
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Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed December 04, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
- The International Plant Names Index. Accessed Jan 19, 2007.
- USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL (April 29, 2008)
- World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesFeb 2, 2006.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal December 04, 2007:
- USDA PLANTS, USDA PLANTS Database
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3876606
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Kew-116568
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 14256819
- Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:351240-1
- GRIN Nomen Number: 448592
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 503636
- Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: PDEUP21010
- U.S.D.A. Plant Symbol: MAMA28
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 48722
