Macaranga gigantea

Macaranga gigantea
Merkubung, Macaranga gigantea
from Seruyan Regency, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Macaranga
Species: M. gigantea
Binomial name
Macaranga gigantea
(Reichb.f. & Zoll.) Müll. Arg.[1]
Synonyms
  • Mappa gigantea Reichb.f. & Zoll.[2] (basionym)
  • Mappa macrophylla Kurz ex Teijsm. & Binn. (nom.illeg.)
  • Mappa megalophylla Müll.Arg.
  • Mappa rugosa Mull.Arg.
  • Macaranga incisa Gage
  • Macaranga megalophylla (Müll.Arg) Müll.Arg.
  • Macaranga rugosa (Müll.Arg.) 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

Source: Asian Plant[3]

Macaranga gigantea is a pioneer tree species.[4]

References

  1. Candolle, A. de. 1866. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis ... pars 15(2): 995. Parisii :Victoris Masson &f.
  2. Zollinger, H. 1858. "Nachtrag zu dem Aufsatze über Rottlera und verwandte Euphorbiaceen". Linnaea : Ein Journal für die Botanik in ihrem ganzen Umfange. 29: 465, 1858. Berlin :F. Dümmler,1826-1882.
  3. "Macaranga gigantea (Reichb.f. & Zoll.) Mull.Arg., in DC., Prodr.". Asian Plant. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
  4. Ishida, Atsushi; Yazaki, Kenich; Hoe, Ang Lai (2005). "Ontogenetic transition of leaf physiology and anatomy from seedlings to mature trees of a rain forest pioneer tree, Macaranga gigantea". Tree Physiology. 25 (5): 513–22. doi:10.1093/treephys/25.5.513. PMID 15741149.

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