Mallotus peltatus Muller Argoviensis 1865
Creators: name: Simão, Inês F.
name: Silveira, Paulo C.
name: Wajer, Jacek
name: Schuiteman, André
name: Welzen, Peter Van
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Malpighiales
Euphorbiaceae
Mallotus
Mallotus peltatus

description: * Mallotus peltatus (Geiseler) Müller Argoviensis (1865: 187)
Ecology: locally common in primary to secondary forests, preferring open places like river banks, forest edges, road sides, cleared areas, but sometimes also found in the forest understorey; both in wet (riverine, swampy) areas and on well drained soils; soils include thick humus, limestone, sandstone, sandy clay, sandy loam soil, volcanic rock, gravel, red shale; elevation: up to 1000(–1800) m (Slik & van Welzen 2001).
Distribution: From India, the Andaman Islands and Southern China to New Guinea (Slik & van Welzen 2001).
Specimens examined: Timor Leste: Lautém, Mt Paitxau range, [8°28’42” S, 127°11’32” E], 28 February 2006, Cowie, I.D. 11014 (L [L.2244279]).
Red List Assessment: Least Concern.
Mallotus philippensis (Lam.) Müller Argoviensis (1865: 196); Fawcett (1885: 517); Sierra, van Welzen & Slik (2005: 221)
Ecology: locally common in understorey of primary to secondary forests, scrub, mostly found on disturbed sites; on ridges, forest edges, road and river sides, steep slopes, marshy and savannah areas; in wet (riverine, swampy) to well-drained terrains; on a large variety of soil types, like granite, limestone, sandstone, sandy clay, sandy loam soil, volcanic rock, gravel, quartz, shale, and rock. Also cultivated (Hawaii and Miami, USA); elevation: sea level up to 1600 m (Sierra, van Welzen & Slik 2005).
Distribution: From Pakistan to South China and South Japan, throughout Southeast Asia and Malesia to East Australia and West Pacific (Solomon Islands) (Sierra, van Welzen & Slik 2005).
Specimens examined: Indonesia (Timor Barat): Belu, [Lamaknen, 9°05’41” S, 125°06’11” E], 6 May 1966, Friedberg, C. 95 (L [L.2245202]); South Central Timor, [Kapan, 9°44’05” S, 124°16’26” E], 16 March 1939, Neth. Ind. For. Service bb 27134 (L [L.2245255]); [Mollo Selatan, 9°46’20” S, 124°18’27” E], {Hutan Naususu}, 23 February 1980, Widjaja, E. A. 1378 (L [L.2245212]); [Nikiniki, 9°48’49” S, 124°28’35” E], 12 July 1968, Kooy, C. W. 527 (L [L.2245213]); [Noenoni, 9°43’47” S, 124°22’25” E], 28 January 1967, Kooy, C. W. 273 (L [L.2245217]); Timor — Zippelius, A. s.n. (L [L.2245252]); Unknown s.n. (L [L.2245254]); Spanoghe, J. B. s.n. (L [L.2245225]); Zippelius, A. s.n. (L [L.2245229]); Unknown s.n. (L [L.2245230]); Zippelius, A. s.n. (L [L.2245231]); Zippelius, A. s.n. (L [L.2245232]); Zippelius, A. s.n. (L [L.2245233]); Unknown s.n. (L [L.2245236]); Zippelius, A. s.n. (L [L.2234368]); Zippelius, A. s.n. (L [L.2234369]); Zippelius, A. s.n. (L [L.2234370]); Timor Leste: Bobonaro, [Lolotoe, 9°10’02” S, 125°16’14” E], 17 June 1966, Friedberg, C. 298 (L [L.2245201]); Lautém, c. 7 km west of Lore, [8°40’35” S, 126°57’16” E], 25 February 2006, Cowie, I.D. 10933 (L [L.2245211]); Manufahi, [Bubususu, 8°54’52” S, 125°47’00” E], January 1822, Forbes, H. O. 3766 (L [L.2245191]); Viqueque, [Beago, 8°56’39” S, 126°26’58” E], 26 March 1970, Metzner, J. 117 (L [L.2245219]); [Ossu, 8°44’16” S, 126°22’23” E], 18 January 1970, Metzner, J. 71 (L [L.2245253]); [Viqueque, 8°51’27” S, 126°21’53” E], 29 May 1970, Metzner, J. 191 B (L [L.2245257]).
Red List Assessment: Least Concern.
description: Published as part of Simão, Inês F., Silveira, Paulo C., Wajer, Jacek, Schuiteman, André & Welzen, Peter Van, 2024, Checklist of the Timorese Euphorbiaceae and related families, pp. 123-149 in Phytotaxa 661 (2) on page 135, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.661.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/13218376