Euphorbiaceae
Parasol leaf tree
Macaranga tanarius
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Genus
- Macaranga
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Common names
By language (12)
- Cantonese
- 血桐
- Chinese
- 血桐, 光血桐, 帐篷树, 流血桐, 茶果樹
- English
- Parasol leaf tree
- Filipino
- Binunga
- gor
- Owoti
- Indonesian
- Mara
- Japanese
- オオバギ
- Javanese
- Tutup
- Malay
- Pokok Mahang Puteh
- pam
- Bilan
- pwn
- Vaw
- Sundanese
- Mara
Synonyms
- Croton laccifer Blanco
- Croton lacciferus Blanco
- Macaranga molliuscula Kurz
- Macaranga tanarius var. brevibracteata Müll.Arg.
- Macaranga tanarius var. genuina Mull.Arg.
- Macaranga tanarius var. glabra F.Muell.
- Macaranga tanarius var. tomentosa (Blume) Mull.Arg.
- Macaranga tomentosa (Blume) Druce
- Macaranga vulcanica Elmer ex Merr.
- Mappa moluccana Wight
- Mappa tanarius (L.) Blume
- Mappa tomentosa Blume
- Ricinus tanarius L.
- Rottlera tanarius (L.) Hassk.
- Rottlera tomentosa (Blume) Hassk.
Flowers
- In flower
- February to April (from 262 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: krumpianking, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: James H, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: 高山田鼠, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Tatiana Gerus from Brisbane, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tzu-Neng Yuan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Apzhe2chow, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Kampung Bamboo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: prosperosity, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Rudolphous, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Adib Rf, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: 謝麗霦, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: wlcutler, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.