Macaranga triloba (Thunb.) Müll.Arg.

 
  • Family : EUPHORBIACEAE
    (Spurge Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : AMLA FAMILY (आँवला फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System IV) : Euphorbiaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Pachystemon trilobus Blume; Ricinus trilobus Thunb.; Tanarius trilobus Kuntze; Macaranga cornuta Müll.Arg.; Macaranga quadricornis Ridl.; Ricinus trilobus Reinw. ex Blume; Tanarius cornutus Kuntze
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Macaranga triloba (Thunb.) Müll.Arg.
  • Habit : Tree
  • Key identification features : Leaves rigid, 20cm or more long, about 16cm wide, three-lobed, base broadly rounded to obtuse, lobes unequal, lateral lobes ascending, triangular, apex long, tapering, underside dotted with golden glands, slightly hairy, petiole about 15cm long, stipules about 1 cm long, about 5mm wide at base, surrounding the stem; Inflorescence branched panicle, with main stalk, lower branches peduncle-like, without leaves, bracts broadly ovate at base, tapering into subulate tip; Male flowers: about 50 per bract axil, arranged in small clusters, about 2 mm wide, clusters seated on hemisphrical receptacle, flowers small, gradually narrowing toward base, calyx 3-5 lobed, somewhat woolly, 1 anther per flower, anther nearly spherical, very small; Ovary without dorsal appendages, covered with waxy glands, glabrous.
  • Distribution :
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Laful, Campbell Bay in Great Nicobar Island
  • Native : Borneo, Cambodia, India, Jawa, Malaya, Myanmar, Nicobar Islands, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : S. Indo-China to W. & Central Malesia
  • Literature :
    • Dash, S. S., & Mao, A. A. (Eds.). (2018). Flowering Plants of India: An Annotated Checklist-Dicotyledons Volume II. Director, Botanical Survey of India.
    • B. K. Sinha. (1999). Flora of Great Nicobar Island (P. K. Hajra & P. S. N. Rao, Eds.). Botanical Survey of India.
  • Read more :
  • Permalink : https://indiatrees-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Macaranga triloba
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2026). India Trees and Vegetation Types. Macaranga triloba. Downloaded on 4 October 2026.

Distribution District wise

India Distribution

World Distribution
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