Mallotus discolor F.Muell. ex Benth.

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Euphorbiaceae > Mallotus

Characteristics

Shrub or small tree to 15 m high; evergreen. Stems ± rounded towards apices, with dense, clear, simple or biseriate hairs and scattered yellow sessile glands when young, glabrescent. Leaves alternate, not peltate; lamina lanceolate-ovate, obovate or ovate, 10–110 mm long, 5–70 mm wide; base cuneate, rounded or truncate; margins entire or weakly sinuate; tip acute, short acuminate; venation palmiveined, comprising 2 veins from the lamina base, 5–8 lateral veins per side of midrib and reticulate interlateral veins; upper surface without granular inclusions; lower surface pale green to silver-green, interlateral veins just visible, with dense, clear, simple, biseriate and/or stellate hairs and sparse yellow sessile glands, indumentum persistent. Stamens 24–38. Fruit subglobose, 5–8 mm long, 7–10 mm diam., with dense, yellow to yellow-orange sessile glands, hairs and echinate processes absent.
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A shrub or small tree. It grows 15 m high. They bark is smooth and grey. The leaves are oval and 10 cm long. They are dark green above and whitish underneath. The flowers are small and grey. They are in sprays 10 cm across. The male and female flowers are separate. The fruit are small and bright yellow. They are in segments and fleshy.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
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Mature height (meter) 15.0
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Grows in araucarian microphyll vineforest and littoral vineforest on a variety of substrates, but generally on sandy or alluvial soils. 
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It is a tropical plant. It grows in well-drained soils. It is best in full sun and can be in coastal rainforest.
Moist and dry rainforest on the coast and coastal ranges of Eastern Australia.
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Usage

Uses dye
Edible fruits
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Cultivation

Plants can be grown by seed or cuttings. The seed are washed in warm, soapy water then sown fresh. Seed can be very slow to germinate. Cuttings of tips or softwood can be used.
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Images

Mallotus discolor unspecified picture

Distribution

Mallotus discolor world distribution map, present in Australia

Conservation status

Mallotus discolor threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:351538-1
WFO ID wfo-0000234518
COL ID 3XPW4
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Mallotus discolor Rottlera discolor