Macaranga grandifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae.[2] Common names for this plant include nasturtium tree, parasol leaf tree and bingabing. It is endemic to the Philippines and has been widely cultivated in Hawaii as a tropical ornamental. This plant has become very popular garden ornamental in many parts of the tropics for the extraordinary grandiose leaves, which are rounded-ovate in shape, with prominent, reddish veins and the stem attached towards the center of the leaf blade. The flowers are pinkish red and the males are held in coral-like, congested inflorescences. Twine made from the bark and the wood was used for fishing spears. The leaves were used to wrap food. Birds eat the ripe fruit.[3][unreliable source?]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Genus: | Macaranga |
| Species: | M. grandifolia
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Croton grandifolius Blanco | |
References
edit- ^ World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Macaranga grandifolia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T33356A9779377. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T33356A9779377.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Macaranga grandifolia (Blanco) Merr". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
- ^ "Macaranga grandifolia, Macaranga longifolia, Macaranga mappa". toptropicals.com.