Euphorbiaceae FAMILY

Macaranga trichocarpa

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Macaranga trichocarpa is an evergreen shrub or a tree with ascending branches; it can grow 10 - 15 metres tall[ 443 Title Biotik, Laos Publication Author Website http://biotik.org/species_list_laos.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Information on more than 100 species of Laotian trees. ]. The tree has potential for use as a pioneer species for restoring native woodland.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - Andaman Islands, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia.

HabitatUsually in very disturbed secondary forest, especially scrub or abandoned shifting cultivation areas, but also present in gaps in primary forest. Often along forest edges and road sides where it can form pure stands; at elevations to 500 metres[ 327 Title Euphorbiaceae of Malesia Publication Author Website http://www.nationaalherbarium.nl/euphorbs/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An online resource that is still being developed, it gives detailed botanical descriptions of plants in the family Euphorbiaceae found growing in Malesia (the region from Peninsual Malaysia through Indonesia, the Philippines). ].