Euphorbiaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Macaranga involucrata

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Macaranga involucrata is a shrub or small tree growing from 2 - 10 metres tall[ 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). ]. The tree is sometimes harvested from the wild for local medicinal use. Macaranga involucrata 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(2018)[ 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. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Indonesia to Papua New Guinea and northern Australia.

HabitatEdges of rainforests at low elevations[ 600 Title Journal of the Arnold Arboretum. Vol. 34 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Harvard University. Year 1953 ISBN Description Amongst the various articles, it has a study of Pacific Island plants and a taxonomic review of the Podocarpus. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. Usually found in secondary formations[ 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). ].