--- id: 8475b588-d6a8-427b-ac4d-fc843c847b38 title: 'Macaranga capensis: Taxonomy and Distribution' abstract: Macaranga capensis is a species of flowering plant belonging to the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae. It is a tree native to sub-Saharan Africa, with a conservation status of Least Concern according to the IUCN. The document provides its scientific classification, synonyms, and basic biological information. classification: primary: '582.3' secondary: - '58' - '579' udc_main_class: '5' tags: - Macaranga capensis - Euphorbiaceae - Botany - Flowering plant - Sub-Saharan Africa - Taxonomy topics: - Botany - Plant Taxonomy - Biology author: '' created_at: '2026-06-01T00:03:55.931600' updated_at: '2026-06-01T02:15:26.521142' sources: - type: url uri: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macaranga_capensis format: url_fetch udc_label: Natural sciences, mathematics version: '1' --- ## Card: Macaranga capensis: Taxonomy and Distribution Macaranga capensis is a species of flowering plant belonging to the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae. It is a tree native to sub-Saharan Africa, with a conservation status of Least Concern according to the IUCN. The document provides its scientific classification, synonyms, and basic biological information. ## Classification Primary: 582.3 | Secondary: 58, 579 | Tags: Macaranga capensis, Euphorbiaceae, Botany, Flowering plant, Sub-Saharan Africa, Taxonomy | Topics: Botany, Plant Taxonomy, Biology ## Content Macaranga capensis - Wikipedia Jump to content Main menu Main menu move to sidebar hide Navigation Main page Contents Current events Random article About Wikipedia Contact us Contribute Help Learn to edit Community portal Recent changes Upload file Special pages Search Search Appearance Donate Create account Log in Personal tools Donate Create account Log in Contents move to sidebar hide (Top) 1 References 2 External links Toggle the table of contents Macaranga capensis 7 languages Afrikaans Cebuano Suomi Italiano Svenska Tiếng Việt Winaray Edit links Article Talk English Read Edit View history Tools Tools move to sidebar hide Actions Read Edit View history General What links here Related changes Upload file Permanent link Page information Cite this page Get shortened URL Print/export Download as PDF Printable version In other projects Wikimedia Commons Wikispecies Wikidata item Appearance move to sidebar hide From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Species of flowering plant Macaranga capensis Conservation status Least Concern  ( IUCN 3.1 ) [ 1 ] Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Clade : Embryophytes Clade : Tracheophytes Clade : Spermatophytes Clade : Angiosperms Clade : Eudicots Clade : Rosids Order: Malpighiales Family: Euphorbiaceae Genus: Macaranga Species: M. capensis Binomial name Macaranga capensis ( Baill. ) Sim (1907) Synonyms [ 2 ] Macaranga bachmannii Pax (1897) Macaranga inopinata Prain (1912) Macaranga multiglandulosa Pax & K.Hoffm. (1914) Macaranga ruwenzorica Pax (1909) Macaranga usambarica Pax & K.Hoffm. (1914) Mallotus capensis (Baill.) Müll.Arg. (1865) Mappa capensis Baill. (1862) ( basionym ) Macaranga capensis is a species of flowering plant in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae . It is a tree native to sub-Saharan Africa, ranging through eastern and southern Africa from southern Ethiopia to the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa , [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 2 ] with an outlier population in Gabon in west-central Africa. [ 2 ] [ 1 ] Macaranga capensis is a medium to large deciduous tree, typically 4.5 to 18 metres (15 to 59 ft) tall and occasionally up to 25 metres (82 ft). It has a rounded spreading crown. It typically has a straight bole, and the trunk and branches are armed with short spines. The leaves are large, shiny, and dark green, ovate to triangular-ovate, 100–150 mm (3.9–5.9 in) long by 80–120 mm (3.1–4.7 in) wide, with a short drip-tip at the apex. Flowers grow in clusters of small creamy white or yellow blooms. [ 5 ] [ 4 ] It generally grows in evergreen forests and along stream banks. [ 3 ] The tree is harvested from the wild for timber and for local medicinal uses. It is planted as a shade or garden tree. [ 5 ] References [ edit ] ^ a b Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).; IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group. (2019). " Macaranga capensis " . IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019 e.T146210395A146210397. doi : 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T146210395A146210397.en . Retrieved 24 May 2024 . ^ a b c " Macaranga capensis " . Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 24 May 2024 . ^ a b Macaranga capensis (Baill.) Benth. ex Sim . Flora of Zimbabwe. Retrieved 23 May 2024. ^ a b Macaranga capensis . PlantZAfrica, South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI). Retrieved 23 May 2024. ^ a b Macaranga capensis . Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. Retrieved 23 May 2024. External links [ edit ] Media related to Macaranga capensis at Wikimedia Commons Taxon identifiers Macaranga capensis Wikidata : Q3841944 Wikispecies : Macaranga capensis APDB: 174131 CoL : 3WX77 EoL : 1155452 GBIF : 3074312 iNaturalist : 133555 IPNI : 351068-1 IRMNG : 10240901 IUCN : 146210395 NCBI : 1291625 Open Tree of Life : 3911112 Plant List : kew-116350 POWO : urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:351068-1 Tropicos : 12802952 WFO : wfo-0000231857 Mappa capensis Wikidata : Q95951883 APDB: 126853 CoL : 3XXY2 GBIF : 3074314 IPNI : 351987-1 IRMNG : 10245723 POWO : urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:351987-1 Tropicos : 12807383 WFO : wfo-0000236215 Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Macaranga_capensis&oldid=1314901113 " Categories : IUCN Red List least concern species Macaranga Flora of the Cape Provinces Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Flora of Ethiopia Flora of Gabon Flora of Kenya Flora of KwaZulu-Natal Flora of Malawi Flora of Mozambique Flora of the Northern Provinces Flora of Tanzania Flora of Uganda Flora of Zambia Flora of Zimbabwe Afromontane flora Taxa named by Henri Ernest Baillon Plants described in 1862 Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata Articles with 'species' microformats Commons category link from Wikidata Taxonbars with automatically added basionyms This page was last edited on 3 October 2025, at 20:25  (UTC) . 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