Macaranga gum : A gum of a crimson color, obtained from a tree (Macaranga Indica) that grows in the East Indies. It is used in taking impressions of coins, medallions, etc., and sometimes as a medicine.Example:TaxonomyMacaranga, species, genus, free encyclopedia, Macaranginae, Macaranga tanarius, Acalyphoideae, Acalypheae, Africa, Australasia, Asia, different species, Carl Ludwig Blume, subtribe, food plants, Berthold Carl Seemann, Biological classification, Macaranga Gum.Defination from the web:Macaranga is a large genus of Old World tropical trees of the family Euphorbiaceae and the only genus in the subtribe Macaranginae. ... Macaranga Gum, a crimson resin is obtained from Macaranga indica. [edit] Synonymy. Adenoceras Rchb.f. & Zoll. ex Baill. Mappa A.Juss. Mecostylis Kurz ex Teijsm. ...
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