Mallotus barbatus

Mull.Arg.

Euphorbiaceae

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What to Eat

Edible parts: ?, Medicine

Where to Find It

It is a tropical plant.

Asia, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, SE Asia, Thailand, Vietnam,

Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen

How to Identify

A shrub or small tree. It grows 2-6 m tall. The small branches have a brown coating.

How to Grow

Plants can flower and produce fruit all year round. Usually a dioecious species, though some plants also have bisexual flowers. If dioecios, both male and female forms need to be grown if fruit and seed are required.

Medicinal Uses

The roots and fruits are used against muscle stiffness.

Other Uses

The seeds yield a fatty oil used for making candles. The fibrous bark has been used for cordage and to make artificial feathers. The sapwood is straw coloured with pinkish brown streaking. The wood is soft and resistant to the attacks of termites. It is used for pulp for paper making. The wood is used for fuel.

Names & Synonyms

Mallotus conspurcatus CroizatMallotus esquirolii H. Lev.and several others

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