Macaranga indica

Macaranga indica is a heliophilous evergreen plant native to South and Southeast Asia and China.^[1][3] A crimson colored resin called "macaranga gum" is obtained from this plant.^[4] Many parts of the plant are used for ayurvedic medicine in India and Sri Lanka.

Macaranga indica
Macaranga indica
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Euphorbiaceae
Genus:	Macaranga
Species:	M. indica
Binomial name
Macaranga indica Wight
Synonyms
Macaranga adenantha Gagnep. Tanarius indicus (Wight) Kuntze Trewia hernandifolia Roth [2]

Description

Macaranga indica is a resinous tree, up to 16 metres (52 ft) tall. The grayish bark is smooth in texture. Its leaves are simple and alternately arranged, peltate, orbicular-ovate, apex is acuminate, and palmately 8 to 9-nerved. The unisexual flowers are dioecious. The one-seeded fruit is a globose capsule.^[5]