Macaranga gigantea (Rchb.f. & Zoll.) Müll.Arg.

 
  • Family : EUPHORBIACEAE
    (Spurge Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : AMLA FAMILY (आँवला फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System IV) : Euphorbiaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Mappa gigantea Rchb.f. & Zoll.; Rottlera gigantea (Rchb.f. & Zoll.) Rchb.f. & Zoll. ex Kurz; Tanarius giganteus (Rchb.f. & Zoll.) Kuntze; Macaranga incisa Gage; Macaranga megalophylla (Müll.Arg.) Müll.Arg.; Macaranga rugosa (Müll.Arg.) Müll.Arg.; Mappa macrophylla Kurz ex Teijsm. & Binn.; Mappa megalophylla Müll.Arg.; Mappa rugosa Müll.Arg.; Tanarius megallophyllus (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze; Tanarius rugosus (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Macaranga gigantea (Rchb.f. & Zoll.) Müll.Arg.
  • Habit : Tree
  • Key identification features : Tree. Leaves gigantic, peltate (shield-shaped), three-lobed, lobes extended, with parallel-reticulate venation, scarcely wavy (repand), very thinly villous (hairy) beneath, very finely stellate-furfuraceous (star-shaped scurfy) on the upper side, with brownish veins. Inflorescence in terminal, paniculate-compound racemes. Bracts very large, semi-amplexicaul (partly clasping the stem), glabrous inside, scurfy outside. Male flowers in glomerules (tight clusters), bracteoles concave, crested, farinose (mealy). Perianth minute, scale-like. Stamens 8, minute, with rudimentary rust-colored hairy scales in between. Female flowers unknown.
  • Distribution :
    • Maharashtra : Pune district, Vetal hill
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Nicobar Islands
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Borneo, Malaya, Myanmar, Nicobar Islands, India, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand
  • Literature :
    • Eflora of Pune Hills, Maharashtra, India
  • Read more :
  • Permalink : https://indiatrees-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Macaranga gigantea
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2026). India Trees and Vegetation Types. Macaranga gigantea. Downloaded on 4 October 2026.

Botanical Description

Distribution District wise

India Distribution

World Distribution

GBIF Distribution
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