Macaranga gigantea (Reichb.f. & Zoll.) Mull.Arg., in DC., Prodr. 15, 2 (1866)
Latin for 'giant', referring to the leaves.

Synonyms
Macaranga incisa Gage, Macaranga megalophylla (Mull.Arg) Mull.Arg., Macaranga rugosa (Mull.Arg.) Mull.Arg., Mappa gigantea Reichb.f. & Zoll., Mappa macrophylla Kurz ex Teijsm. & Binn., Mappa megalophylla Mull.Arg., Mappa rugosa Mull.Arg.

Description
Sub-canopy tree up to 28 m tall and 50 cm dbh. Stipules ca. 43 mm long. Leaves huge, alternate, simple, 3-lobed, palmately veined, peltate, toothed margin, hairy lower surface. Flowers ca. 0.5 mm diameter, greenish, placed in bundles within bracts which are part of large branched inflorescences. Fruits ca. 7 mm diameter, green-yellow-browninsh, 2-lobed, dehiscent capsules, seeds with purple aril.

Ecology
In disturbed, open sites in mixed dipterocarp forest up to 600 m altitude. Very common in secondary forests and scrub. Often found along roads and on hillsides on sandy to clay soils.

Distribution
Burma, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo (Sarawak, Brunei, Sabah, West-, Central-, South- and East-Kalimantan), Celebes.

Local names in Borneo
Badad, Bangauwang, Brunt, Malau, Marakubong, Merkubong, Sedaman, Talinga gajah.