Macaranga capensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malpighiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Malpighiales

Macaranga capensis (Baill.) Sim, Forest Fl. Cape: 314 (1907).

Basionym
- Mappa capensis Baill., Recueil Observ. Bot. 1: 155 (1862).
Homotypic
- Mallotus capensis (Baill.) Müll.Arg., Linnaea 34: 189 (1865).
Heterotypic
- Macaranga bachmannii Pax, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 23: 525 (1897).
- Macaranga ruwenzorica Pax, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 43: 322 (1909).
- Macaranga inopinata Prain in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 6(1): 914 (1912).
- Macaranga multiglandulosa Pax & K.Hoffm. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 147, VII: 343 (1914).
- Macaranga usambarica Pax & K.Hoffm. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 147, VII: 344 (1914).

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Tropical Africa Cape Provinces; Gabon; Kenya; KwaZulu-Natal; Malawi; Mozambique; Northern Provinces; Tanzania; Uganda; Zambia; Zare; Zimbabwe References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Macaranga capensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jun 05. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Macaranga capensis. Published online. Accessed: Jun 05 2020.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Macaranga capensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jun 05. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2020. Macaranga capensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 05 Jun 2020.

Afrikaans: Wildepopulier, Riviermakaranga
English: Wild poplar