Mallotus floribundus
Euphorbiaceae FAMILY

Mallotus floribundus

Mallotus floribundus

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Mallotus floribundus is a shrub or small tree with a bushy, many-branched crown[ 327 Title Euphorbiaceae of Malesia Publication Author Website http://www.nationaalherbarium.nl/euphorbs/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description 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). ]. It commonly grows up to 18 metres tall, but with exceptional specimens up to 25 metres, the bole is mostly straight, up to 30cm in diameter[ 327 Title Euphorbiaceae of Malesia Publication Author Website http://www.nationaalherbarium.nl/euphorbs/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description 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). ]. The plant is gathered from the wild for local use as a medicine, toilet powder and timber[ 327 Title Euphorbiaceae of Malesia Publication Author Website http://www.nationaalherbarium.nl/euphorbs/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description 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). ]. It is grown as an ornamental in parts of southeast Asia[ 327 Title Euphorbiaceae of Malesia Publication Author Website http://www.nationaalherbarium.nl/euphorbs/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description 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). ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Laos, Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines, New Guinea.
HabitatPrimary and secondary forests, mainly in open places; often on river banks, along roads, in gaps, clearings, and open fields; in badly drained swampy areas as well as in dry areas, at elevations up to 500 metres, exceptionally to 933 metres[ 327 Title Euphorbiaceae of Malesia Publication Author Website http://www.nationaalherbarium.nl/euphorbs/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description 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). ].