Mallotus ficifolius

Mallotus ficifolius
	Mallotus ficifolius fruit and foliage
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Euphorbiaceae
Genus:	Mallotus
Species:	M. ficifolius
Binomial name
	Mallotus ficifolius; (Baill.) Pax & K.Hoffm.
Synonyms
	Echinus claoxyloides var. ficifolia Baill.; Mallotus claoxyloides var. ficifolius (Baill.) Benth.; Mallotus claoxyloides f. grossidentatus Domin; Mallotus claoxyloides var. macrophyllus Benth.

Mallotus ficifolius is a shrub of the spurge family Euphorbiaceae[1] endemic to Northern and Central Queensland, Australia. The species is commonly called fig leafed mallotus

The species grows as an understorey and pioneer plant in wetter forest types including rainforest and vine scrub and gallery forest. Plants are typically 1–3 m in height and characterised by broad hairy leaves with serrated or toothed margins. Flowers are inconspicuous and yellow. Fruit are of the lobed type typical of the Euphorbiaceae, approximately 10mm in diameter and covered with rough, spiky projections.

References

"Mallotus ficifolius (Baill.) Pax & K.Hoffm". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved July 12, 2020.

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[1] "Mallotus ficifolius (Baill.) Pax & K.Hoffm". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved July 12, 2020.