Macaranga polyadenia is a small tree up to 10 m (33 ft) tall in the family Euphorbiaceae, found in New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and the Australian state of Queensland. It usually inhabits lowland palm forest and seasonally flooded swamp forest, but may occur up to 500 m (1,600 ft) above sea level. It was first described in 1919 by botanists Ferdinand Albin Pax and Käthe Hoffmann.[4][5]
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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. polyadenia
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Conservation
editAs of November 2024[update], this species has been assessed to be of least concern by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and by the Queensland Government under its Nature Conservation Act.[1][6]
References
edit- ^ a b Barstow, M. (2021). "Macaranga polyadenia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T183251932A183251949. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T183251932A183251949.en. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ "Macaranga polyadenia". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ a b "Macaranga polyadenia Pax & K.Hoffm". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Macaranga polyadenia". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ Spokes, T.M.; Forster, P.I. (2022). Kodela, P.G. (ed.). "Macaranga polyadenia". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water: Canberra. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ "Species profile—Macaranga polyadenia". Queensland Department of Environment and Science. Queensland Government. 2024. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
External links
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