Mallotus eriocarpus
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| Mallotus eriocarpus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Genus: | Mallotus |
| Species: | M. eriocarpus |
| Binomial name | |
| Mallotus eriocarpus | |
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Mallotus eriocarpus is a species of flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. It is a tree native to Peninsular Malaysia and Sri Lanka.[1]
The species was first described as Rottlera eriocarpa by George Henry Kendrick Thwaites in 1861. In 1865 Johannes Müller Argoviensis placed the species in genus Mallotus as M. eriocarpus.[1]
