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Mallotus oppositifolius
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Mallotus oppositifolius

Mallotus oppositifolius

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
3/5

Safety & Hazards

The seeds are considered poisonous[1].

Cultivation Details

HabitTree
Growth—

The plant is a weed in rice fields in Nigeria[1]. Plants can be coppiced and pollarded[1].

Propagation

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

Pollinators

Bees, Butterflies

References

  1. [1]Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. — http://www.prota.org ↩︎An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
  2. [2]African Flowering Plants Database — Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. · http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php ↩︎Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map.