Mallotus philippensis

Genus: Mallotus

Family: Euphorbiaceae

subfamily: Acalyphoideae

tribe: Acalypheae

subtribe: Rottlerinae.

Common names:
dyer's rottlera, kamala dye tree, monkey face tree, orange kamala, red kamala, scarlet croton • Bengali :kamala • Hindi: कामला kamala, रैनी raini, रोहन rohan, रोहिनी rohini, सिन्धुरी sinduri • Kannada: ಕುಮ್ಕುಮದ ಮರ kunkuma-damara • Malayalam: cenkolli, kunkumappuumaram, kurangumanjas, naavatta, nuurimaram • Marathi: केशरी kesari, शेंदरी shendri • Sanskrit: काम्पिल्यक kampilyaka • Tamil: கபிலப்பொடி kapila poti, குரங்குமஞ்சணாறி kuranku-mañcanari • Telugu కుంకుమ చెట్టు kunkuma-chettu

Economic importance:
Medicines: folklore
Distributional range:
Native: ASIA-TEMPERATE

China: China - Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, ZhejiangEastern

Asia: Japan - Ryukyu Islands; Taiwan
ASIA-TROPICAL

Indian Subcontinent: Bangladesh; Bhutan; India; Nepal; Sri LankaIndo-China: Myanmar; VietnamMalesia: Malaysia; Philippines
AUSTRALASIA

Australia: Australia - New South Wales [e.], Northern Territory [n.], Queensland [e.]