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Euphorbiaceae

Climbing mallotus

Mallotus repandus (Rottler) Müll.Arg.

Family
Euphorbiaceae
Genus
Mallotus

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Climbing mallotus: Mallotus repandus
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)
Chinese
扛香藤, 石岩枫, 杠香藤, 倒挂茶, 倒挂金钩, 大力王, 山龙眼, 卵叶石岩枫
English
Climbing mallotus
Thai
โคคลาน

Synonyms

  • Adisca timoriana Span.
  • Croton baccifer Benth.
  • Croton bacciferus Wall.
  • Croton repandus Rottler
  • Croton rhombifolius Willd.
  • Croton volubilis Llanos
  • Helwingia populifolia Spreng.
  • Mallotus chrysocarpus Pamp.
  • Mallotus contubernalis Hance
  • Mallotus contubernalis var. chrysocarpus (Pamp.) Hand.-Mazz.
  • Mallotus repandus var. chrysocarpus (Pamp.) S.M.Hwang
  • Mallotus repandus var. megaphyllus Croizat
  • Mallotus repandus var. repandus
  • Mallotus repandus var. scabrifolius (A.Juss.) Müll.Arg.
  • Mallotus scabrifolius (A.Juss.) Müll.Arg.
  • Mallotus scandens Müll.Arg.
  • Mappa scandens Pancher ex Baill.
  • Rottlera cordifolia Benth.
  • Rottlera dicocca Roxb.
  • Rottlera dioica Baill.
  • Rottlera laccifera Voigt
  • Rottlera repanda Scheff.
  • Rottlera rhombifolia (Willd.) Thwaites
  • Rottlera scabrifolia A.Juss.
  • Rottlera scandens Span.
  • Rottlera trinervis Zipp. ex Span.
  • Rottlera viscida Blume
  • Trewia nudiflora var. dentata Susila & N.P.Balakr.
  • Trewia nudifolia Hance

Characteristics

Growth habit
Shrub, Vine
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Pacific Basin: native

Photos

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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.