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==Ecology== |
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Along with other members of its genus, ''Macaranga triloba'' is a pioneering species. In 1982 and 1983, fires devastated the Bukit Soeharto Education Forest, in [[East Kalimantan]], Indonesia. By 1988, the canopy was dominated by a number of tall [[Dipterocarpaceae |dipterocarps]] up to {{convert|55|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} tall which had survived the blaze, and elsewhere by shorter ''[[Macaranga]]'' species which had sprung up since the fires and formed a canopy at about {{convert|11|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}.<ref name=Guhardja>{{cite book|author1=Guhardja, Edi |author2=Fatawi, Mansur |author3=Sutisna, Maman |author4=Mori, Tokunori | author5=Ohta, Seiichi |title=Rainforest Ecosystems of East Kalimantan: El Niño, Drought, Fire and Human Impacts|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FKfyCAAAQBAJ&pg=PA108 |year= 2012 |publisher=Springer Science & Business Media|isbn=978-4-431-67911-0 |pages=108–109}}</ref> |
Along with other members of its genus, ''Macaranga triloba'' is a pioneering species. In 1982 and 1983, fires devastated the Bukit Soeharto Education Forest, in [[East Kalimantan]], Indonesia. By 1988, the canopy was dominated by a number of tall [[Dipterocarpaceae |dipterocarps]] up to {{convert|55|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} tall which had survived the blaze, and elsewhere by shorter ''[[Macaranga]]'' species which had sprung up since the fires and formed a canopy at about {{convert|11|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}.<ref name=Guhardja>{{cite book|author1=Guhardja, Edi |author2=Fatawi, Mansur |author3=Sutisna, Maman |author4=Mori, Tokunori | author5=Ohta, Seiichi |title=Rainforest Ecosystems of East Kalimantan: El Niño, Drought, Fire and Human Impacts|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FKfyCAAAQBAJ&pg=PA108 |year= 2012 |publisher=Springer Science & Business Media|isbn=978-4-431-67911-0 |pages=108–109}}</ref> In a section of forest regenerating after [[slash-and-burn]] forest clearances, ''[[Macaranga]]'' species predominated after fifteen years, but by thirty years were being replaced by ''[[Shorea parvifolia]]'' and ''[[Pentace laxiflora]]''.<ref>{{cite book|author1=Guhardja, Edi |author2=Fatawi, Mansur |author3=Sutisna, Maman |author4=Mori, Tokunori | author5=Ohta, Seiichi |title=Rainforest Ecosystems of East Kalimantan: El Niño, Drought, Fire and Human Impacts|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FKfyCAAAQBAJ&pg=PA196 |year=2012 |publisher=Springer Science & Business Media|isbn=978-4-431-67911-0 |page=196}}</ref> |
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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. triloba
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| Binomial name | |
| Macaranga triloba (Thunb.) Müll.Arg.
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Macaranga triloba is a species of plant in the family Euphorbiaceae.[1] It is native to tropical southeastern Asia.
Description
Macaranga triloba is a small, spreading tree, growing to a height of about 20 m (66 ft). The trunk is a light greyish-brown with smooth bark, and the twigs and shoots are largely devoid of hairs. The leaves are tri-lobed and peltate, the margin appearing to be toothed because of the nectaries arranged around the edge. There are two erect, leathery stipules that are ovate, slightly recurved and do not encircle the stem. The inflorescence is a panicle with minute reddish-brown flowers. The fruits are rounded, sticky, and yellow when ripe, the carpels developing long, horn-like processes. They are about 12 mm (0.5 in) long and 7 mm (0.3 in) wide.[2]
Distribution and habitat
Macaranga triloba occurs in Thailand, the Malay Peninsula, Singapore, Sumatra, Java and the Philippines. It grows in a range of habitats including the edges of swamp forests and dry dipterocarp forests, at altitudes up to about 1,400 m (4,600 ft).[2]
Ecology
Along with other members of its genus, Macaranga triloba is a pioneering species. In 1982 and 1983, fires devastated the Bukit Soeharto Education Forest, in East Kalimantan, Indonesia. By 1988, the canopy was dominated by a number of tall dipterocarps up to 55 m (180 ft) tall which had survived the blaze, and elsewhere by shorter Macaranga species which had sprung up since the fires and formed a canopy at about 11 m (36 ft).[3] In a section of forest regenerating after slash-and-burn forest clearances, Macaranga species predominated after fifteen years, but by thirty years were being replaced by Shorea parvifolia and Pentace laxiflora.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Macaranga triloba (Thunb.) Müll.Arg". The Plant List. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Macaranga triloba". The DNA of Singapore. Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ^ Guhardja, Edi; Fatawi, Mansur; Sutisna, Maman; Mori, Tokunori; Ohta, Seiichi (2012). Rainforest Ecosystems of East Kalimantan: El Niño, Drought, Fire and Human Impacts. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 108–109. ISBN 978-4-431-67911-0.
- ^ Guhardja, Edi; Fatawi, Mansur; Sutisna, Maman; Mori, Tokunori; Ohta, Seiichi (2012). Rainforest Ecosystems of East Kalimantan: El Niño, Drought, Fire and Human Impacts. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 196. ISBN 978-4-431-67911-0.