Mallotus oppositifolius
Also known as: Acalypha dentata Schumach. & Thonn. +18 more
- Acalypha dentata Schumach. & Thonn.
- Claoxylon cordifolium Benth.
- Croton oppositifolius Geiseler
- Echinus oppositifolius (Geiseler) Baill.
- Mallotus beillei A.Chev. ex Hutch. & Dalziel
- Mallotus chevalieri Beille
- Mallotus dentatus (Baill.) Baill.
- Mallotus oppositifolius f. dentatus (Schumach. & Thonn.) Pax & K.Hoffm.
- Mallotus oppositifolius f. glabratus (Müll.Arg.) Pax
- Mallotus oppositifolius f. lindicus Radcl.-Sm.
- Mallotus oppositifolius f. polycytotrichus Radcl.-Sm.
- Mallotus oppositifolius f. pubescens (Pax) Pax
- Mallotus oppositifolius var. genuinus Müll.Arg.
- Mallotus oppositifolius var. glabratus Müll.Arg.
- Mallotus oppositifolius var. integrifolius Müll.Arg.
- Mallotus oppositifolius var. lindicus (Radcl.-Sm.) Radcl.-Sm.
- Mallotus oppositifolius var. pubescens Pax
- Ricinocarpus dentatus (Schumach. & Thonn.) Kuntze
- Rottlera dentata Baill.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Euphorbiaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub or tree.
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Mallotus oppositifolius is a shrub or tree belonging to the Euphorbiaceae family. Indigenous to Africa, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
East Tropical Africa, Northeast Tropical Africa, South Tropical Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Benin, Burkina, Burundi, Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, The, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe