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Macaranga

Angiospermae - Malpighiales - Euphorbiaceae

Taxonomy
Macaranga was named by Thouars (1806). It is extant. It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was assigned to Euphorbiaceae by Thouars (1806), Antal and Awasthi (1993), Prasad (2008), Khan et al. (2015); and to Acalypheae by Wilf et al. (2023).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1806Macaranga Thouars
1993Macaranga Antal and Awasthi
2008Macaranga Prasad
2015Macaranga Khan et al.
2023Macaranga Wilf et al. p. 8 fig. 6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Rosids
Eurosids
RankNameAuthor
Fabid
orderMalpighiales
familyEuphorbiaceae
genusMacarangaThouars 1806

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Macaranga Thouars 1806
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Macaranga kirkjohnsonii Wilf et al. 2023
Macaranga siwalika Antal and Awasthi 1993
Macaranga tanarius Müller and Candolle 1886
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available