Euphorbiaceae
Macaranga capensis
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Genus
- Macaranga
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Common names
By language (2)
- Afrikaans
- Wildepopulier
- Finnish
- Piikkinystylehti
Synonyms
- Macaranga bachmannii Pax
- Macaranga capensis var. capensis
- Macaranga inopinata Prain
- Macaranga multiglandulosa Pax & K.Hoffm.
- Macaranga ruwenzorica Pax
- Macaranga usambarica Pax & K.Hoffm.
- Mallotus capensis (Baill.) Müll.Arg.
- Mappa capensis Baill.
Photos

FlowerPhoto: Shaun Swanepoel, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Mahomed Desai, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sunčana Bradley, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sunčana Bradley, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Suvarna Parbhoo Mohan, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: eustreptospondylus, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.