Native to 75 botanical countries across Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, and Pacific; introduced into Bolivia, Hawaii (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Thailand, Surat Thani, Phanom
8.874611, 98.673111
Location Remarks
Khlong Phanom National Park. Accessed of Highway 401 ca. 75 air-km west of Surat Thani. 121 m elev.
Collectors
Jacinto (Jack) C. Regalado, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Davidson, Voradol Chamchumroon, Nikhom Ritphet, S. Sirimongkol
Notes
Shrub 2 m. Many ants tending scale insects.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malpighiales
Family
Euphorbiaceae
Genus
Mallotus
Authorship
Lour.