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General Information

Mallotus paniculatus is a fast-growing shrub or small tree growing up to 15 metres tall. The bole can be unbranched for up to 4 metres and around 24cm in diameter[].
The tree is harvested from the wild for local medicinal use, fibre and timber[].

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

Range

E. Asia - China, India, through southeast Asia to Papua New Guinea and Australia.

Habitat

Deciduous and evergreen forest, mostly in open, often very disturbed or burned places; ravines and dry sites like plateaus, ridges and slopes, in thickets, and along rivers and roadsides; on a large variety of soils from sea level to 1,800 metres[].

Properties

Medicinal Rating
Other Uses Rating
Habit	Tree
Height	12.00 m
Growth Rate	Fast
Self-fertile	No
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

A plant mainly of mainly lowland areas in the tropics, where it can be found at elevations up to 1,800 metres.
Found in the wild on a wide range of soils, including basalt, clay, granite, laterite, limestone, loam, rocky, sandy, ultrabasic, and volcanic[].
The plant flowers and fruits all year round[].
The plant is usually dioecious, though monoecious forms occur[]. Usually, both male and female forms need to be grown if seed is required.

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

The roots are boiled and drunk after child birth[].

The leaves are used against fever[]. The indumentum of the young leaves is applied on the penis after circumcision[].

Other Uses

The bark is rich in tannins[].

The bark is a source of fibre[]. It is used for construction, making strings, and to make a coarse cloth from which men’s jackets were made[].

The wood is very light[]. It is used for making matches, packing cases, paper pulp, wallboard, light construction[, ].
The wood is used for fuel[].

Propagation

Seed -

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