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Macaranga tanarius
Elephant's Ear
As recorded: Macaranga tanarius (L.) Müll.Arg.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Euphorbiaceae
- Collected by
- Church, A.C.; IsmailA.C. Church →Afrastini Ismail →
- Collector number
- 8
- Date
- August 9, 1991
- Locality
- Celebes; North Sulawesi: Hungayono, 8 km. northwest of Desa Tulabolo
- Island
- Sulawesi
- Region
- Indonesia
- Elevation
- 200 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 9, 1991, Church, A.C.; Ismail also collected 4 other specimens.
Macaranga tanarius observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1991. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 13,948 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.
2026-10-28
East District, Chiayi City, TW
(c) 黎源哲, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-28
The Esplanade, Paradise Point, QLD, AU
(c) Stephen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Sai Kung
(c) spurred-models2w, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
East District, Chiayi City, TW
(c) 王焌宸, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Caboolture QLD, Australia
(c) Tessa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
950台灣臺東縣臺東市知本國中
(c) angsing, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Macaranga tanarius. BISH 622136. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956200727. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/622136.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956200727 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026