Euphorbiaceae
Kamala tree
Mallotus philippensis
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Genus
- Mallotus
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Common names
By language (14)
- Arabic
- ورس, قنبيل
- Burmese
- တောသီတင်းပင်
- Chinese
- 粗糠柴, 六捻仔, 吕宋揪毛, 吕宋楸荚粉, 嘮哩仔, 柿糊木, 粗糠柴叶, 粗糠柴根
- Czech
- Ošarka filipínská
- English
- Kamala tree
- Estonian
- Punamarjane kamalapuu
- Japanese
- クスノハガシワ
- Kannada
- ಮಲೊಟಸ್ ಫಿಲಿಪೆನ್ನಸಿಸ್
- Malay
- Pokok Mallotus Rambai Kucing
- Malayalam
- കുങ്കുമപ്പൂമരം
- Marathi
- रोहिणी, कुंकुम वृक्ष
- Nepali
- सिन्धुरे
- Russian
- Маллотус филиппинский
- za
- Go'gyauz
Synonyms
- Aconceveibum trinerve Miq.
- Copianthus indica Hill
- Croton coccineus Vahl
- Croton montanus Willd.
- Croton philippensis Lam.
- Croton punctatus Retz.
- Echinus philippensis (Lam.) Baill.
- Echinus philippinensis Baill.
- Euonymus hypoglaucus H.Lév.
- Euonymus hypoleucus H.Lév.
- Macaranga stricta (Rchb.f. & Zoll.) Müll.Arg.
- Mallotus bicarpellatus T.Kuros.
- Mallotus philippensis var. microphyllus Müll.Arg.
- Mallotus philippensis var. philippensis
- Mallotus philippensis var. reticulatus (Dunn) F.P.Metcalf
- Mallotus philippensis var. tomentosus Gamble
- Mallotus philippinensis var. reticulatus (Dunn) F.P.Metcalf
- Mallotus reticulatus Dunn
- Mappa stricta Rchb. & Zoll.
- Rottlera affinis Hassk.
- Rottlera aurantiaca Hook. & Arn.
- Rottlera philippensis (Lam.) Scheff.
- Rottlera tinctoria Roxb.
- Rottlera tinctoria var. monstruosa Ham. ex Dillwyn
- Tanarius strictus (Rchb.f. & Zoll.) Kuntze
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced
Photos
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: SVT Nesan, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Paul Anupam, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: taraascs, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: princethakur, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: SVT Nesan, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Tek Mighi, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.