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Mallotus paniculatus
In Singapore: Turn-in-the-wind, Balik Angin, Balik Adap, Balik Angin Bukit, Balik Angin Gajah, 白楸 (Native to Singapore, Least Concern)
Mallotus paniculatus is a small subtropical and tropical forest tree from the spurge family, native to tropical and subtropical Asia and northern Queensland. It is grown mainly in warm, humid gardens and needs frost-free conditions.
Mallotus paniculatus is a small, subtropical and tropical forest tree species in the family Euphorbiaceae (tribe Acalypheae), found in Asia; the current placement was by Johannes Müller Argoviensis in 1865.
Green Kamala · White Kamala · False White Teak · Kamala tree
[Contains information from Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Heritage Trees from data.gov.sg (National Parks Board), made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0]
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Mallotus paniculatus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
