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  1. Family: Euphorbiaceae Juss.
    1. Genus: Mallotus Lour.

      1. Mallotus philippensis (Lam.) Müll.Arg.

        This species is accepted, and its native range is Tropical & Subtropical Asia to N. & E. Australia.

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    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

    Synonyms

    Other Data

    Mallotus philippensis (Lam.) Müll.Arg. appears in other Kew resources:

    Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status
    Nov 1, 2012 Wilhelmus Daos Kadati (Willy) [WDK 013], Lesser Sunda Is. K000733721
    May 1, 2012 I Made Maduarta (Pung) [IMM 103], Lesser Sunda Is. K000733720
    Jun 16, 2004 Henry, A. [s.n.], China K000185511
    Jun 16, 2004 Gamble, J.S. [14368], Tamil Nadu K000185491 lectotype
    Jun 16, 2004 Gamble, J.S. [s.n.], Tamil Nadu K000185490 Unknown type material
    Jun 16, 2004 Dunn, S.T. [3429], China K000185512 isotype
    Nov 18, 2002 Cuming, H.? [512], Philippines K000185505 Unknown type material
    Nov 18, 2002 Heyne, B. [s.n.], India K000185492 Unknown type material
    Nov 18, 2002 Heyne, B. [s.n], India K000247152 Unknown type material
    Henry, A. [s.n.], China K000185510 holotype
    Cuming, H. [1546], Philippines K000185504 Unknown type material
    Cuming, H. [512], Philippines K000185506 Unknown type material
    Cuming, H. [581], Philippines K000185507 Unknown type material
    Takeuchi, W. [22385], Papua New Guinea K001235014

    Bibliography

    First published in Linnaea 34: 196 (1865)

    Accepted by

    • Balkrishna, A. (2018). Flora of Morni Hills (Research & Possibilities): 1-581. Divya Yoga Mandir Trust.
    • 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.
    • 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.
    • 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.
    • 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.

    Literature

    Kew Backbone Distributions

    • 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.
    • Dy Phon, P. (2000). Dictionnaire des plantes utilisées au Cambodge: 1-915. Chez l'auteur, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

    Sources

    Art and Illustrations in Digifolia
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    Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
    'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
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    Kew Backbone Distributions
    The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Selected Plant Families 2020. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/
    © Copyright 2017 World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

    Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
    The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Selected Plant Families 2020. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/
    © Copyright 2017 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0