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Macaranga

Macaranga tanarius Description This tree belongs to the family Euphorbiaceae, which contains more than a thousand different varieties. All varieties have an unpleasant milky sap in common, which is usually poisonous. It has flower-like arrangements, which are not flowers at all, but bracts or modified leaves surrounding a group of tiny, simple flowers. Both male [...]

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Bleeding Heart

Omalanthus populifolius Description A fast-growing rainforest tree, belonging to the family, Euphorbiaceae, it grows to a height of 2–5m and 2–4m wide. It has leaves shaped like hearts. As they are dying, the leaves turn red, thus the name. They make a good shade tree and are tolerant of low light conditions. The minute, cream [...]

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