Macaranga auriculata (Merr.) Airy Shaw, Kew Bull. 19 (1965)
Latin for 'with ears'.

Synonyms
Mallotus auriculatus Merr.

Description
Sub-canopy tree up to 26 m tall and 34 cm dbh. Stipules crowded at twig tips, needle like, ca. 4 mm long. Leaves alternate, simple, penni-veined, with domatia in secondary vein axills. Flowers ca. 1.5 mm diameter, green-yellowish, placed in racemes. Fruits ca. 11 mm diameter, green-pinkish, 2-lobed, dehiscent, spiny capsules.

Ecology
In undisturbed mixed dipterocarp and sub-montane forests up to 1500 m altitude. Common on alluvial (flood plains and riversides) as well as dry sites (hillsides and ridges). In secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant tree.

Distribution
China, Indo-China, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo (Sarawak, Sabah, West-, Central- and East-Kalimantan), Philippines.

Local names in Borneo
Bantas, Melatos.