Scientific Name :
Macaranga gigantea (Rchb.f. & Zoll.) Müll.Arg.
Synonym :
Mappa rugosa Müll.Arg.
Macaranga incisa Gage
Common Name : Elephant ear tree
Plant Family : Euphorbiaceae
Habit : Tree
Plant Description
Flowering & Fruiting : August to January
Flower Colour : Yellowish green
Description : Height: Upto 30 m
Stem: Grey, soft
Leaves: Palmate, peltate, chordate at base, 3 to 5 lobed, veins 5 to 7, in young plant leaves can be upto 1 metre, dorsal surface dark green, ventral surface pale green
Flowers: Staminate and pistillate flowers in panicles, greenish yellow, bracteate
Inflorescence: Racemose panicled
Fruits: Capsule, 2 lobed
Native/ Exotic : E
Locality : VT
Distribution Range : S. Myanmar to W. & Central Malesia.
Uses : Leaves externally applied to treat sores, wounds and boils
