Macaranga denticulata
(Blume) Müll.Arg.
Euphorbiaceae
Macaranga chatiniana (Baill.) Müll.Arg.
Macaranga gmelinifolia King ex Hook.f.
Macaranga gummiflua (Miq.) Müll.Arg.
Macaranga henricorum Hemsl.
Macaranga perakensis Hook.f.
Macaranga pustulata King ex Hook.f.
Mappa chatiniana Baill.
Mappa denticulata Blume
Mappa gummiflua Miq.
Mappa truncata Müll.Arg.
Mappa wallichii Müll.Arg.
Rottlera glauca Hassk.
Tanarius chatinianus (Baill.) Kuntze
Tanarius denticulatus (Blume) Kuntze
Tanarius gmelinifolius (King ex Hook.f.) Kuntze
Tanarius paniculatus Kuntze
Tanarius perakensis (Hook.f.) Kuntze
Tanarius pustulatus (King ex Hook.f.) Kuntze
Common Name:
General Information
Macaranga denticulata is an evergreen shrub or a tree with an open crown; it can grow from 3 - 18 metres tall. The bole is straight, often tapering[
266- Title
- Flora of China
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
,
,
730- Title
- A Field Guide to Forest Trees of Northern Thailand
- Publication
-
- Author
- Gardener S.; Sidisunthorn P.; Anusarnsunthorn V.
- Publisher
- Kobfai Publishing Project; Bangkok.
- Year
- 2000
- ISBN
- 974-7799-01-4
- Description
- An excellent, concise guide to 430 species, plus notes on another 450 species. Excellent photographs and a separate section on distribution and plant uses.
].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local medicinal use. It has potential for use as a pioneer species when restoring native woodland.
Macaranga denticulata has a very wide distribution, large population, is not currently experiencing any major threats and no significant future threats have been identified. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2019)[
338- Title
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.iucnredlist.org/
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
].
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
266- Title
- Flora of China
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
Range
E. Asia - southern China, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Indonesia.
Habitat
Gaps in evergreen forests[
]. Low hills, slopes, forests, secondary forests; at elevations from 100 - 1,300 metres[
266- Title
- Flora of China
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
].
Properties
| Conservation Status | Least Concern |
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Evergreen Tree |
| Height | 15.00 m |
| Growth Rate | Fast |
| Self-fertile | No |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
A dioecious species, both male and female forms need to be grown if fruit and seed are required[
].
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
A decoction of the leaves has been used to cleanse wounds[
].
Agroforestry Uses:
A common pioneer species of moister open areas and natural gaps in evergreen forests[
,
730- Title
- A Field Guide to Forest Trees of Northern Thailand
- Publication
-
- Author
- Gardener S.; Sidisunthorn P.; Anusarnsunthorn V.
- Publisher
- Kobfai Publishing Project; Bangkok.
- Year
- 2000
- ISBN
- 974-7799-01-4
- Description
- An excellent, concise guide to 430 species, plus notes on another 450 species. Excellent photographs and a separate section on distribution and plant uses.
].
The tree is planted as a pioneer species in northern Thailand in reforestation projects to restore native woodland - it is planted in degraded woodland and open areas in a mix with various other species that all have the ability to grow fast; produce dense, weed-suppressing crowns; and attract seed-dispersing wildlife, particularly birds and bats[
998- Title
- Forest Restoration Planting in Northern Thailand
- Publication
- Proceedings of the Southeast Asian Moving Workshop on Conservation, Management and Utilization of Forest Genetic Resources No. 31/2002
- Author
- Pakkad G.; Elliott S.; Anusarnsunthorn V. Et al
- Website
- http://www.fao.org/
- Publisher
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; Bangkok
- Year
- 2002
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A report on reforestation in northern Thailand by using specific pioneer species. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
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