Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderMalpighiales
FamilyEuphorbiaceae
GenusMallotus
Scientific name with authorshipMallotus peltatus (Geiseler) Müll.Arg.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Adisca acuminata BlumeAleurites peltatus GeiselerHancea muricata Benth.Mallotus acuminatus (Blume) Müll.Arg.Mallotus alternifolius Merr.Mallotus batjanensis Pax & K.Hoffm.Mallotus camiguinensis Merr.Mallotus columnaris Warb.Mallotus floribundus var. cordifolius Chakrab.Mallotus furetianus Müll.Arg.Mallotus helferi Müll.Arg.Mallotus kietanus Rech.Mallotus lambertianus Müll.Arg.Mallotus longifolius (Rchb.f. & Zoll.) Müll.Arg.Mallotus longifolius var. pubescens Müll.Arg.Mallotus maclurei Merr.Mallotus oblongifolius (Miq.) Müll.Arg.Mallotus oblongifolius var. helferi (Müll.Arg.) Pax & K.Hoffm.Mallotus oblongifolius var. oblongifoliusMallotus oblongifolius var. rubriflorus Chakrab.Mallotus oblongifolius var. siamensis Pax & K.Hoffm.Mallotus oblongifolius var. villosulus Pax & K.Hoffm.Mallotus odoratus ElmerMallotus peekelii Pax & K.Hoffm.Mallotus peltatus var. rubriflorus Chakrab.Mallotus porterianus Müll.Arg.Mallotus puberulus Hook.f.Mallotus stylaris Müll.Arg.Mallotus tenuispicus Pax & K.Hoffm.Mallotus warburgianus Pax & K.Hoffm.Mappa acutifolia Zoll. & MoritziRottlera acuminata (Blume) Baill.Rottlera acutifolia Hassk.Rottlera flavigutta Miq.Rottlera lambertiana (Müll.Arg.) Scheff.Rottlera longifolia Rchb.f. & Zoll.Rottlera oblongifolia Miq.Rottlera stylaris (Müll.Arg.) Scheff.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Environmental use
Fuel
Material
Social use
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier351646-1
Use codesEU FU HF MA ME SU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New Guinea
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!Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.