Euphorbiaceae
Macaranga

Macaranga capensis (Baill.) Sim

First published in Forest Fl. Cape: 314 (1907)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Gabon to Ethiopia and S. Africa. It is a tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces, Ethiopia, Gabon, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Calane da Silva, M., Izdine, S. & Amuse, A.B. (2004). A Preliminary Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Mozambique: 1-184. SABONET, Pretoria.
  • Caminho, J., Mutemba, L., Matusse, E., Osborne, J., Wursten, B., Burrows, J., Cianciullo, S., Malatesta, L. & Attorre, F. (2022). An updated checklist of Mozambique’s vascular plants. PhytoKeys 189: 61-80.
  • Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
  • Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mt. Mulanje, Malawi. Scripta Botanica Belgica 34: 1-199.
  • Timberlake, J.R., Bayliss, J., Alves, T., Francisco, J., Harris, T., Nangoma, D. & de Sousa, C. (2009). Biodiversity and Conservation of Mchese Mountain, Malawi. Report produced under the Darwin Initiative Award 15/036: 1-71. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Caminho, J., Mutemba, L., Matusse, E., Osborne, J., Wursten, B., Burrows, J., Cianciullo, S., Malatesta, L. & Attorre, F. (2022). An updated checklist of Mozambique’s vascular plants. PhytoKeys 189: 61-80.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • A. Engler & O. Drude, Die Vegetation Der Erde, IX, Pflanzenwelt Afrikas 3(2): 93 (1921).
  • Dale & Greenway, Kenya Trees and Shrubs p. 206 (1961).
  • F. White, Forest Flora of Northern Rhodesia p. 200 (1962).
  • Pax in A. Engler, Das Pflanzenreich IV. 147(7): 346 (1914).
  • Sim, For. Fl. Cape Col.: 314, t. 139 (1907).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Dec 1, 2018 Osborne, J. [JO1416] Mozambique K000569771 Yes
Jan 1, 1954 Braun [844] Tanzania K000425823 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gueinzius, W. [s.n.] South Africa K000425859 Unknown Type Material Yes
Marshall, A.R.; Mwakisoma, R. [988] Tanzania K001614064 Yes
Marshall, A.R.; Mwakisoma [1092] Tanzania K001614066 Yes
Marshall, A.R.; Magembe, F. [1381] Tanzania K001611051 Yes
Warnecke [366] Tanzania K000425824 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mphamba, S. [35] Mozambique K000613732 Yes
unknown [3739] Tanzania K000425825 Unknown Type Material Yes
Dowsett-Lemaire, F. [2502] Mozambique K000614121 Yes
Gueinzius, W. [s.n.] South Africa K000425858 Unknown Type Material Yes
Drege [4612] South Africa K000425857 Type Yes
Drege [4612] South Africa K000425856 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0