Euphorbiaceae FAMILY

Mallotus paniculatus

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Mallotus paniculatus is a fast-growing shrub or small tree growing up to 15 metres tall. The bole can be unbranched for up to 4 metres and around 24cm 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 tree is harvested from the wild for local medicinal use, fibre 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). ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - China, India, through southeast Asia to Papua New Guinea and Australia.

HabitatDeciduous and evergreen forest, mostly in open, often very disturbed or burned places; ravines and dry sites like plateaus, ridges and slopes, in thickets, and along rivers and roadsides; on a large variety of soils from sea level to 1,800 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). ].