Macaranga capensis is a species of flowering plant in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae.

It typically has a straight bole, and the trunk and branches are armed with short spines.

Flowers grow in clusters of small creamy white or yellow blooms.

[5][4] It generally grows in evergreen forests and along stream banks.

[3] The tree is harvested from the wild for timber and for local medicinal uses.