Mallotus (plant)

Mallotus
Kamala tree (M. philippensis)
flower of Mallotus sp.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily: Acalyphoideae
Tribe: Acalypheae
Subtribe: Rottlerinae
Genus: Mallotus
Lour.
Synonyms
  • Aconceveibum Miq.
  • Adisa Steud.
  • Adisca Blume
  • Axenfeldia Baill.
  • Boutonia Bojer
  • Boutonia Bojer ex Baill.
  • Canschi Adans.
  • Coccoceras Miq.
  • Coelodiscus Baill.
  • Echinocroton F.Muell.
  • Echinus Lour.
  • Lasipana Raf.
  • Neotrewia Pax & K.Hoffm.
  • Octospermum Airy Shaw
  • Plagianthera Rchb.f. & Zoll.
  • Rottlera Willd.
  • Rottlera Roxb.
  • Stylanthus Rchb.f. & Zoll.
  • Trewia L.

Mallotus is a genus of the spurge family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1790. Two species (M. oppositifolius and M. subulatus) are found in tropical Africa and Madagascar, while all others are found in East Asia, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, eastern Australia, and certain islands of the western Pacific. The genus has about 150 species of dioecious trees or shrubs.

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