Euphorbiaceae
Mallotus

Mallotus philippensis (Lam.) Müll.Arg.

First published in Linnaea 34: 196 (1865)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & Subtropical Asia to N. & E. Australia. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Guinea, New South Wales, Nicobar Is., Northern Territory, Pakistan, Philippines, Queensland, Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam, West Himalaya

Introduced into:

Hawaii

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Balakrishnan, N.P. & Chakrabarty, T. (2007). The family Euphorbiaceae in India. A synopsis of its profile, taxonomy and bibliography: 1-500. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehra Dun.
  • Balkrishna, A. (2018). Flora of Morni Hills (Research & Possibilities): 1-581. Divya Yoga Mandir Trust.
  • Dy Phon, P. (2000). Dictionnaire des plantes utilisées au Cambodge: 1-915. Chez l'auteur, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
  • Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.
  • Mehboob-ur-Rahman (2012). Wild plants of Swat, Pakistan 1: 1-281. Department of botany, govt. Jehanzeb post graduate college.
  • Qiu, H.X., Chen, B.H. & Zeng, F.Y. (2006). Noteworthy taxa from Southern China. Guihaia 26: 1-4.
  • Sierra, S.E.C., Van Welzen, P.C. & Slik, J.W.F. (2005). A taxonomic revision of Mallotus section Philippinenses (former section Rottlera - Euphorbiaceae) in Malesia and Thailand. Blumea 50: 221-248.
  • Wu, Z.Y., Raven, P.H. & Hong, D.Y. (eds.) (2008). Flora of China 11: 1-622. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • van Welzen, P.C. & Chayamarit, K. (2007). Flora of Thailand 8(2): 305-592. The Forest Herbarium, National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Dy Phon, P. (2000). Dictionnaire des plantes utilisées au Cambodge: 1-915. Chez l'auteur, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.
  • Mehboob-ur-Rahman (2012). Wild plants of Swat, Pakistan 1: 1-281. Department of botany, govt. Jehanzeb post graduate college.
  • Qiu, H.X., Chen, B.H. & Zeng, F.Y. (2006). Noteworthy taxa from Southern China. Guihaia 26: 1-4.
  • Sierra, S.E.C., Van Welzen, P.C. & Slik, J.W.F. (2005). A taxonomic revision of Mallotus section Philippinenses (former section Rottlera - Euphorbiaceae) in Malesia and Thailand. Blumea 50: 221-248.
  • Wagner, W.L., Herbst, D.R. & Sohmer, S.H. (1999). Manual of the Flowering Plants of Hawai'i, rev. ed., 1: 1-988. University of Hawai'i Press, Bishop Museum Press.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2022 Fazang, K.M.; Saule, S.; Kiapranis, R. [LAE 90621] Papua New Guinea K001235513 Yes
Feb 15, 2019 Poilane [27145] Vietnam K001235383 No
Nov 1, 2012 Wilhelmus Daos Kadati (Willy) [WDK 013] Indonesia K000733721 No
May 1, 2012 I Made Maduarta (Pung) [IMM 103] Indonesia K000733720 No
Jun 16, 2004 Henry, A. [s.n.] China K000185511 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jun 16, 2004 Henry, A. [s.n.] China K000185510 Holotype Yes
Jun 16, 2004 Dunn, S.T. [3429] China K000185512 Isotype Yes
Nov 18, 2002 Heyne, B. [s.n.] India K000185492 Type Yes
Nov 18, 2002 Cuming, H.? [512] Philippines K000185505 Type Yes
Cuming, H. [1546] Philippines K000185504 Type Yes
Cuming, H. [581] Philippines K000185507 Type Yes
Cuming, H. [512] Philippines K000185506 Type Yes
Takeuchi, W.; Ama, D. [22385] Papua New Guinea K001235014 No

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  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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