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Euphorbiaceae > Mallotus

Mallotus sp. Mallotus sp.
Edge of access trail to New Hope Creek Bottomlands, Durham Co., NC
26 Oct 2009

Not known from the wild in NC, there are about 140 species of this mostly Asian genus. The Raulston Arboretum in Raleigh lists two species (M. apelta and M. japonicus) in their collection. I'm not sure which this is or even if it is one of those. Thanks go to Mel Turner for IDing the genus.

Mallotus sp. Mallotus sp.
Edge of access trail to New Hope Creek Bottomlands, Durham Co., NC
26 Oct 2009

Mallotus Mallotus sp.
Edge of access trail to New Hope Creek Bottomlands, Durham Co., NC
26 Oct 2009

Leaf venation is distinctive with parallel secondary, tertiary, and quaternary veins that loop together and connect at their tips.

Mallotus sp. Mallotus sp.
Edge of access trail to New Hope Creek Bottomlands, Durham Co., NC
26 Oct 2009

Apparently clonal there were about a dozen or so stems in this population.

Mallotus sp. Mallotus sp.
Edge of access trail to New Hope Creek Bottomlands, Durham Co., NC
26 Oct 2009

Mallotus sp. Mallotus sp.
Edge of access trail to New Hope Creek Bottomlands, Durham Co., NC
26 Oct 2009

Bark and leaf scar detail.


Annotated habitat and distribution information listed above is from Radford, Ahles, & Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. UNC Press; and from personal observations and discussions with Will Cook, Harry LeGrand, and Bob Wilbur. Common names from personal experience and supplemented by the following resources USDA plants website, Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia, and NatureServe.


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