384. MARA BODAS, MARA BEUREUM, MARA DELAN ( Macaranga triloba (Blume) Mull. Arg.)

MARA BODAS – MARA BEUREUM – MARA DELAN
Macaranga triloba (Blume) Mull. Arg.

Euphorbiaceae
Vernacular names: common mahang (Eng.); Indonesia: Sumatra: mahang kukur; Javanese: tutup ancur; Malaysia: landas bukit, mahang merah, mahang tekukur;
 the Philippines: bula-bula; Brunei: marakubong, sedaman; Thailand: low khao, lo ngaam, salapang
Geographical distribution: Myanmar, Peninsular Thailand, Peninsular
Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra, Java, Borneo and the Philippines
Uses: for interior trim, mouldings, packing cases. Also used in traditional
medicine; leaves for diarrhoea, gum for glue
Life form and origin: small tree, indigenous plant

The one of five hundred plant species in Gunung Halimun Salak National Park, West Java

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