Euphorbiaceae
Mallotus

Mallotus metcalfianus Croizat

First published in J. Arnold Arbor. 21: 501 (1940)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is China (S. Yunnan, S. Guangxi) to Indo-China. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

China South-Central, China Southeast, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Tagnge, S. & al. (2018). Flora of Nam Kading national protected area II: 30 new records of Angiosperms for Laos. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 75: 107-116.
  • Wu, Z.Y., Raven, P.H. & Hong, D.Y. (eds.) (2008). Flora of China 11: 1-622. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Tagnge, S. & al. (2018). Flora of Nam Kading national protected area II: 30 new records of Angiosperms for Laos. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 75: 107-116.
  • Wu, Z.Y., Raven, P.H. & Hong, D.Y. (eds.) (2008). Flora of China 11: 1-622. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • van Welzen, P.C. & Chayamarit, K. (2007). Flora of Thailand 8(2): 305-592. The Forest Herbarium, National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Tsang, W.T. [30253] Vietnam K004805294 Yes
Poilane, M. [[10445]] Vietnam K004805293 Yes
Tsang, W.T. [30032] Vietnam K004805295 Yes
Balansa, B. [3320] Vietnam K001044696 Unknown Type Material Yes
Balansa, B. [3320] Vietnam K001044695 Unknown Type Material Yes
Balansa [3320] Vietnam K004805292 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0