Mallotus philippensis (red kamala)

Mallotus philippensis (Lam.) Müll.Arg. (1865) . 

Zich et al. (2020) Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants information system (RFK ed. 8), 
quotation: " 

Distribution and Ecology

Occurs in NT, Cape York Peninsula, the wet tropics bio-region NE. Qld., central eastern Qld. and southwards as far as coastal central New South Wales. 
Altitudinal range from near sea level to 900 m.
Grows in monsoon forest and drier rain forest.
Probably frost tolerant as it persists along creeks and gullies on the Atherton Tableland.
Also occurs in Asia, Malesia and the Pacific islands.

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Harden et al (2024) Rainforest Plants of Au : Rockhampton to Victoria,
quotation: "

Habitat and Distribution:

In dry rain forest, subtropical rain forest and littoral rain forest, often common in regrowth; 
at Mt Keira (NW of Wollongong), N.S.W., but chiefly north from the Hunter River, N.S.W., to Torres Strait Islands, N Qld;
also N.T., New Guinea, Malesia, South-East Asia and India.

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Botanical Scholarly Literature References: 

• Australian Plant Name Index (APNI) and Australian Plant Census (APC) (2026): 
Council of the Heads of Australasian Herbaria (CHAH): 
Mallotus philippensis (Lam.) Müll.Arg. (1865): → https://id.biodiversity.org.au/name/apni/59508/api/apni-format . 
Viewed: 2026 April 22nd . 

• Harden Gwen, Hugh Nicholson, Bill McDonald, Nan Nicholson, Terry Tame and John Williams (2024) [2014]
Rainforest Plants of Au : Rockhampton to Victoria, information system and botanical matrix identification key - edition 2 
Mallotus philippensis 

Mobile devices (phones and tablets) app.: 
→ https://rainforests.net.au/product/rainforest-plants-of-australia-mobile-app/ 
→ https://rainforestpublishing.com.au/shop/rainforest-plants-of-australia-2-0-mobile-app/ 

Computer (desktops and laptops) software: 
→ https://rainforests.net.au/product/rainforest-plants-of-australia-desktop-app/  
→ https://rainforestpublishing.com.au/publications/ 

Viewed: 2026 April 22nd . 

• Zich Frank A, Bernie P M Hyland, Trevor Whiffin, Raelee A Kerrigan (2020) [1971]
Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants information system and botanical matrix identification key - edition 8 ('RFK 8'): 
Mallotus philippensis (Lam.) Mull.Arg. fact sheet: → https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/text/entities/Mallotus_philippensis.htm 
Main site web page: → https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/
Viewed: 2026 April 22nd . 

• Forster Paul I and David A Halford, Qld Herbarium (2026) 
Census of the Queensland Flora and Fungi 2024.
Mallotus philippensis (Lam.) Muell.Arg. – "Nature Conservation Act (NCA) Status : Least Concern" .
Queensland Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation, Queensland Government.
→ http://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/census-of-the-queensland-flora-and-fungi-2024
Dataset Accessed: 2025 July 19th and Nature Conservation Act (NCA) Status viewed 2026 April 22nd . 

• Flora of NSW online PlantNET:
PlantNET (The NSW Plant Information Network System).
Mallotus philippensis (Lam.) Müll.Arg.: → https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Mallotus~philippensis 
Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust, Sydney.
Viewed: 2026 April 22nd . 

• Northern Territory Herbarium (2015–) 
FloraNT Northern Territory Flora Online . 
Mallotus philippensis (Lam.) Müll.Arg. fact sheet: → https://eflora.nt.gov.au/factsheet?id=2045 . 
Department of Land Resource Management .
→ http://eflora.nt.gov.au 
Viewed: 2026 April 22nd . 

• Cooper, Wendy and William T (2004 June) 
Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest.
—pages: (188–, 189–) 190 (–191) . 
Clifton Hill, Victoria, Australia: Nokomis Editions. ISBN 9780958174213 . 

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