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Macaranga indica

Macaranga indica
Photo: Dolon Prova, CC BY-SA 4.0
Family
Euphorbiaceae (Spurge family)
Grows as
Tree
Native range
Indian Subcontinent to S. China and Sumatera
Climate
wet tropical

About

Macaranga indica is a heliophilous evergreen plant native to South and Southeast Asia and China. A crimson colored resin called "macaranga gum" is obtained from this plant. Many parts of the plant are used for ayurvedic medicine in India and Sri Lanka.

Other Macaranga plants

Macaranga attenuata · Macaranga bancana · Macaranga beillei · Macaranga bicolor · Macaranga capensis · Macaranga carolinensis · Macaranga caudatifolia · Macaranga congestiflora · Macaranga conglomerata · Macaranga denticulata · Giant Mahang · Coraltree

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Macaranga indica by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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