| Dicotyledon | Literature for Macaranga mappa
Wagner et al., 1990, 1999. |
| Euphorbiaceae -- The Spurge Family | Bibliography |
| Macaranga mappa | |
Common name(s): bingabing (Philippines) |
| General Information | ||
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| Distribution | Native to the Philippines.In the Hawaiian Islands, naturalized on O`ahu, Hawai`i. |
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| Habit |
Trees 5-10 m tall. |
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| Leaves |
Leaves very large, peltate, orbicular-ovate to broadly ovate, 60-100 cm long, petioles 30-60 cm long, stipules 6-15 cm long. |
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| Flowers |
Male flowers in panicles 15-20 cm long, bracts and calyx pink, stamens ± 10, anthers tetrathecal; female flowers in dense, bracteate clusters, ovary 2-celled, styles ca. 10 mm long, connate at base. |
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| Fruit |
Capsules 2-3-celled, 8-10 mm long, glabrous, each valve armed with 2 spine-like processes. |
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