| 1 | Leaves broadly ovate; markedly peltate; stipules large, leaf-like (up to 2 × 0.5cm); stem and branches may be spiny; tree of low to medium altitudes | Macaranga capensis |
| 1 | Leaves ovate to oblong; not or only narrowly peltate; stipules small and narrow (5 × 1mm); stem and branches never spiny; tree of medium to high altitudes | Macaranga mellifera |