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Macaranga tanarius
Elephant's Ear
As recorded: Macaranga tanarius (L.) Müll.Arg.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Euphorbiaceae
- Collected by
- McDonald; SunaryoMcDonald →Sunaryo →
- Collector number
- 4330
- Date
- April 30, 1994
- Locality
- East Sumba; Ngallu. North of Baing, ca. 2-3 km. northwest of Paranda, "Gunung Laipupu"
- Island
- Sumba
- Region
- Indonesia
- Elevation
- 275 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Macaranga tanarius observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1994. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 13,950 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
(c) ieatleaves, 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)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Macaranga tanarius. BISH 644857. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956610073. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/644857.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956610073 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026