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Macaranga tanarius

Macaranga tanarius

Elephant's Ear, Common Macaranga

血桐

Plant Type

Tree

Native/Exotic

Native

Usual Habitats

Disturbed/Waste Ground, Farmland/Former Farmland/Village

Evergreen/Deciduous/

Semi Deciduous

Evergreen

Design Function

Drought Tolerant, Hillside/Slope Planting Native

Foliage Colour (other than or in addition to green)

-

Foliage Colour (other than green) Time of Year

-

Fruit Colour

Inconspicuous

Fruit Time of Year

-

Inconspicuous

Flower Colour

-

Flower Time of Year

Landscape Application Examples

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