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5(3): Timber trees; Lesser-known timbers

Mallotus philippensis (Lamk) Müll. Arg.

This article should be read together with the article on the genus: Mallotus in the Handbook volume indicated above in this database.

Mallotus reticulatus Dunn, Rottlera tinctoria Roxb.

Kamala tree, monkey face tree, red berry (En). Croton tinctorial, rottlière des teinturiers (Fr). Indonesia: galuga furu (Ternate), kapasan (Javanese), ki meyong (Sundanese). Malaysia: rambai kuching (general), kasirau, minyak madja (Peninsular). Philippines: banato (Tagalog), pangaplasin (Ilokano), tagusala (Bisaya). Burma (Myanmar): hpawng-awn. Cambodia: 'ânnadaa. Laos: kh'aay paax, khiiz moon, tangx thôôm. Thailand: kai khat hin, khee nuea (north-eastern), kham saet (central). Vietnam: c[as]nh ki[ees]n, c[aa]y m[oj]t, thu[oos]c s[as].

From India and Sri Lanka to Burma (Myanmar), Indo-China, Taiwan, the Ryukyu Islands, Thailand, throughout the Malesian region, northern Australia and Melanesia.

Nguyen Nghia Thin & Tran Van On

Thin, N.N. & On, T.V., 1998. Mallotus philippensis (Lamk) Müll. Arg.. In: Sosef, M.S.M., Hong, L.T. and Prawirohatmodjo, S. (Editors): Plant Resources of South-East Asia No 5(3): Timber trees; Lesser-known timbers. PROSEA Foundation, Bogor, Indonesia. Database record: prota4u.org/prosea