Macaranga grandifolia

Croton grandifolius Blanco Macaranga porteana André Macaranga grandifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae.

It is endemic to the Philippines and has been widely cultivated in Hawaii as a tropical ornamental.

This plant has become very popular garden ornamental in many parts of the tropics for the extraordinary grandiose leaves, which are rounded-ovate in shape, with prominent, reddish veins and the stem attached towards the center of the leaf blade.

The flowers are pinkish red and the males are held in coral-like, congested inflorescences.

Twine made from the bark and the wood was used for fishing spears.