Macaranga puncticulata

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Macaranga puncticulata
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Macaranga
Species:
M. puncticulata
Binomial name
Macaranga puncticulata
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Macaranga puncticulata is a tree in the family Euphorbiaceae. It is endemic to the tropical peat swamp forests of South East Asia. [1]

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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