Mallotus philippensis (Lam.) Müll.Arg.

  • Filed As

    Euphorbiaceae
    Mallotus philippensis (Lam.) Müll.Arg.

  • Collector(s)

    A. D. E. Elmer 12657, Feb 1911

  • Location

    Philippines. Palawan. Brooks Point (Addison Peak).

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4080485

    Occurrence ID: 9ce1a255-0923-4e42-9ca2-e2f2daf83b19

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  • Region

    Asia

  • Country

    Philippines

  • State/Province

    Palawan

  • Locality

    Brooks Point (Addison Peak)

  • Location Notes

    [Pacifica]

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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
04080485
1B667* Mallotus philippinensis Muell* Arg. Erect
tree in rich soil of densely wooded flat at go feet elevation;
soil black, damp« humus covered; stem 10 inches thick, wadded
tl&wd the base, So feet high, branched from above the middle;
*lM|ltiy bitter wood quite hard# odorless, whitish; bark
mottled, smooth, deep reddish brown except the epidermis
and pale inner side; branchlets grayish white, numerously
and crookedly branched, forming a dense crown# the apical
portion of the twigs erect and yellowish brown scurfy; leaves
horizontal# flat, chartaceous# deep green above, much lighter
gteen beneath# the veins yellowish green; inflorescence
yellowish green# terminal» erect# the spikes fascicled from
th* uppermost leaf axils; flower» odorless# more yellow# the
perianth segments reflexed in ant heels; n?utula»* 3?he
flowers fall early* Brooks Point, february# 1911.
ELMER’S FIELD NOTES
Det. Soraya Sierra	Date: 18 Nov. 2002
Nationaal Herbarium Nederland, Universiteit Leiden branch (L)
Mallotus philippensis (Lam.) Müll.Arg.
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS PLANTS
DISTRIBUTED BY A. D. E. ELMER
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BROOKS POINT. (ADDISON PEAK), PROVINCE OF PALAWAN
ISLAND or PALAWAN, FEBRUARY, 1911
04080485