Macaranga puncticulata

Macaranga puncticulata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Macaranga
Species: M. puncticulata
Binomial name
Macaranga puncticulata

Macaranga puncticulata is a tree in the Euphorbiaceae family. It is endemic to the tropical peat swamp forests of South East Asia.[1]

References

  1. The two-partner ant-plant system of Camponotus (Colobopsis) sp. 1 and Macaranga puncticulata (Euphorbiaceae): natural history of the exceptional ant partner. Insectes Sociaux Volume 45, Number 1 / February, 1998 pages 1-16
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