PlantPeers
Back to Catalog
Mallotus nudiflorus
Euphorbiaceae FAMILY

Mallotus nudiflorus

Mallotus nudiflorus

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitDeciduous Tree
Growth—

A plant of the moist to wet tropics, where it is found at elevations up to metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 25 - 37°c, but can tolerate 12 - 42°c[1]. When dormant, the plant can survive temperatures down to about -5°c, but young growth can be severely damaged at 0°c[1]. It prefers a mean annual rainfall in the range 2,000 - 4,000mm, but tolerates 1,000 - 5,100mm[1]. Prefers a position in full sun, tolerating light shade[1]. Succeeds in a fertile, moist to wet soil, preferring sandy to loamy soils but tolerating clayey soils[1]. Prefers a pH in the range 5.5 - 6.5, tolerating 4.5 - 7[1]. Yearly volume production potential of the wood is about 15 - 30 cubic metres per hectare[1].

Propagation

Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Mallotus+nudiflorus>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

  1. [1]Ecocrop — http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home ↩︎Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available.
  2. [2]Euphorbiaceae of Malesia — http://www.nationaalherbarium.nl/euphorbs/ ↩︎An online resource that is still being developed, it gives detailed botanical descriptions of plants in the family Euphorbiaceae found growing in Malesia (the region from Peninsual Malaysia through Indonesia, the Philippines).
  3. [3]Glossary of Indian Medicinal Plants (Including the Supplement). — Chopra. R. N., Nayar. S. L. and Chopra. I. C. · Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi. · 1986 · ISBN - ↩︎Very terse details of medicinal uses of plants with a wide range of references and details of research into the plants chemistry. Not for the casual reader.
  4. [4]A Manual of Indian Timbers. — Gamble. J. S. · Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh · 1972 · ISBN - ↩︎First written in the 19th century, but still a classic, giving a lot of information on the uses and habitats of Indian trees. Not for the casual reader.