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4400.000 Macaranga
Description of the genus
Dioecious, rarely monoecious, trees or shrubs with simple hairs. Stipules present. Leaves alternate, simple (in ours) or lobed, entire or toothed, gland-dotted beneath. Inflorescences axillary or terminal, racemose or paniculate. Male flowers: calyx with 2-4 valvate lobes; petals and disk 0; stamens 2-4 (in ours); anthers 3-4-thecous; pistillode 0. Female flowers: calyx truncate or shallowly toothed; petals and disk as for males; ovary 1-3-locular; ovule 1 per loculus; styles 1-3. Fruit smooth or verrucose, ± dehiscent, usually glandular. Worldwide: 280 spp. in the tropics of the Old World |
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| Species | Links to maps | FZ divisions | Content |
| capensis (Baill.) Benth. ex Sim | Altitude Rainfall Geology | C,E,S | Description, Image |
| mellifera Prain | Altitude Rainfall Geology | E,S | Description, Image |
Key to Species
Display keyOther sources of information about Macaranga:
Flora of Mozambique: MacarangaePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Macaranga
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Macaranga
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Macaranga
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Macaranga
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Macaranga
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