Blush Macaranga (species: Macaranga tanarius) in Cairns and Surrounds (Gaia Guide)
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Macaranga tanarius
Blush Macaranga


©Tatters ❀: Blush Macaranga (Macaranga tanarius)

©Forest Starr and Kim Starr: Blush Macaranga (Macaranga tanarius)

©David: Blush Macaranga (Macaranga tanarius), Goomboora Park

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Kingdom Plantae
Division Tracheophyta
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Malpighiales
Family Euphorbiaceae
Genus Macaranga
Species Macaranga tanarius

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Distinguishing features

It has flower-like arrangements, which are not flowers at all, but bracts or modified leaves surrounding a group of tiny, simple flowers. Both male and female flowers are held within the bracts. (Tatters)

Size

  • Up to 700 cm (Height)

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