Euphorbiaceae FAMILY
Mallotus paniculatus
Mallotus paniculatus
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
HabitTree
GrowthFast
A plant mainly of mainly lowland areas in the tropics, where it can be found at elevations up to 1,800 metres. Found in the wild on a wide range of soils, including basalt, clay, granite, laterite, limestone, loam, rocky, sandy, ultrabasic, and volcanic[1]. The plant flowers and fruits all year round[1]. The plant is usually dioecious, though monoecious forms occur[1]. Usually, both male and female forms need to be grown if seed is required.
Propagation
Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Mallotus+paniculatus>
Pollinators
Data unavailable
References
- [1]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).
- [2]Dictionary of Economic Plants. — Uphof. J. C. Th. · Weinheim · 1959 · ISBN - ↩︎An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.