Macaranga hypoleuca (Rchb.f. & Zoll.) Müll.Arg.

Family: Euphorbiaceae

Location Info.
Lambir Hills National Park

Local name: Benuah daun putih (Malay)

Observation: Tree to 40 m tall, common in forest edges and gaps, and waterside in primary forest. LEAVES 3-lobed, rarely 5-lobed, nectar glands along young leaf margin dark red, lower leaf surface glaucous, producing food bodies when young. STIPULES spreading, erect, oblong-triangular. TWIGS glaucous, hollow.

Interaction with ants: Hosts Crematogaster ant colony inside the hollow stems and twigs. The symbiosis begins from the sapling stage, ca. 10–30 cm tall.

Publication: Shimizu-kaya U, Itioka T, Tagane S, Tipot E, Gumal MT. 2024. A Guide to Macaranga (Euphorbiaceae) of Lambir Hills National Park, Sarawak, Malaysia. Contribution from the Biological Laboratory, Kyoto University 32: 50-81