Macaranga is a large genus of Old World tropical trees of the family Euphorbiaceae and the only genus in the subtribe Macaranginae. Native to Africa, Australasia, Asia and various islands of the Indian and Pacific Oceans, the genus comprises over 300 different species. It was first described as a genus in 1806, based on specimens collected on the Island of Mauritius.
The Catalogue of Life is an online database that provides an index of known species of animals, plants, fungi, and microorganisms. It was created in 2001 as a partnership between the global Species 2000 and the American Integrated Taxonomic Information System. The Catalogue is used by research scientists, citizen scientists, educators, and policy makers. The Catalogue is also used by the Biodiversity Heritage Library, the Barcode of Life Data System, Encyclopedia of Life, and the Global Biodiversity Information Facility. The Catalogue currently compiles data from 165 peer-reviewed taxonomic databases that are maintained by specialist institutions around the world. As of September 2022, the COL Checklist lists 2,067,951 of the world's 2.2m extant species known to taxonomists on the planet at present time.
Macaranga caudatifolia is a species of plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. It is endemic to the Philippines.
Homalodisca is a genus of sharpshooters in the family Cicadellidae and tribe Proconiini. It contains a significant pest species, the glassy-winged sharpshooter.
Erythropalum is a monotypic genus containing the species Erythropalum scandens and currently placed in Erythropalaceae section of the family Olacaceae. Its native range is India and S. China and Indo-China to Malesia, with no subspecies listed in the Catalogue of Life. Its name in Vietnamese is dây hương or bò khai.
Olax scandens is a species of epiphytic plant in the family Olacaceae. Its native range is India, Indo-China and Malesia, with no subspecies listed in the Catalogue of Life. Its name in Vietnamese is dương đầu leo or mao trật.
Ficus trichocarpa is a climbing fig species, in the family Moraceae, which can be found in Bangladesh, Indo-China and Malesia. In Vietnam it may be called sung tà.
Perlamantis is a genus of praying mantids in the family Amorphoscelidae. Species records are from Northern Africa and the Iberian peninsula.
Pseudobambusa schizostachyoides is a species of bamboo in the monotypic genus Pseudobambusa, of the tribe Bambuseae. No subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life.
Asparagus cochinchinensis is a species of plant, sometimes called "Chinese asparagus", in the subfamily Asparagoideae of the family Asparagaceae. No subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life.
Crinum viviparum is a Monocot plant species in the family Amaryllidaceae distributed across Asia. No subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life.
Dracaena cochinchinensis is a species of Asian tropical forest under-storey plants in the family Asparagaceae; no subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life.
Dracaena elliptica is a species of Asian tropical forest under-storey plants in the family Asparagaceae; no subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life.
Dracaena angustifolia is a species of Asian tropical forest under-storey plants in the family Asparagaceae; no subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life.
Diabolocatantops pinguis is a species of grasshoppers in the subfamily Catantopinae and tribe Catantopini. This species can be found in the Indian subcontinent, China and Indo-China. No subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life.
Iassus lanio is the type species of planthoppers in its genus and the tribe Iassini. This species can be found throughout Europe including the British Isles through to Russia and Northern Africa; no subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life.
Bouea is an Asian genus of fruiting trees in the family Anacardiaceae. Species can be found in southern China, Indo-China and Malesia.
Nephotettix is a genus of leafhoppers in the subfamily Deltocephalinae and tribe Chiasmini. Species are mostly found in Asia, although two are from Africa.
Macaranga denticulata is a species of Asian small trees in the family Euphorbiaceae and tribe Acalypheae, found especially in secondary tropical forests. No subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life and the recorded distribution includes: the Indian subcontinent, southern China, Indo-China and western Malesia.
Ropalidia ornaticeps is an Asian species of paper wasp in the tribe Ropalidiini; no subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life. The recorded distribution for this species includes India through to Indochina, including Vietnam; the type specimens are females, taken from the Khasia Hills and deposited in Oxford and London.
