Macaranga gigantea

Macaranga gigantea
Merkubung, Macaranga gigantea
from Seruyan Regency, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Macaranga
Species:
M. gigantea
Binomial name
Macaranga gigantea
Synonyms
  • Mappa gigantea Reichb.f. & Zoll. (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

Macaranga gigantea Common name Chia Kubet, (synonym Macaranga megalophylla) is a pioneer tree species of the Spurge Family (Euphorbiaceae) from western Indo-China and Malesia including Sulawesi. The leaves are peltate, tricuspidate and are up to five feet (1.5 meters) long and wide on a petiole of comparable length.

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