Mallotus resinosus

Mallotus resinosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Euphorbiaceae
Genus:	Mallotus
Species:	M. resinosus
Binomial name
Mallotus resinosus (Blanco) Merr.
Synonyms
Adelia resinosa Blanco Axenfeldia intermedia Baill. Claoxylon muricatum Wight Coelodiscus muricatus (Wight) Gagnep. Mallotus andamanicus Hook.f. Mallotus dispar var. psiloneurus Müll.Arg. Mallotus intermedius (Baill.) N.P.Balakr. Mallotus muricatus (Wight) Müll.Arg. Mallotus muricatus var. walkerae (Hook.f.) Pax & K.Hoffm. Mallotus resinosus var. muricatus (Wight) N.P.Balakr. & Chakrab. Mallotus resinosus var. stenanthus (Müll.Arg.) Susila & N.P.Balakr. Mallotus resinosus var. subramanyamii (J.L.Ellis) Chakrab. Mallotus sanguirensis Pax & K.Hoffm. Mallotus stenanthus Müll.Arg. Mallotus subramanyamii J.L.Ellis Mallotus viridis Welzen & Chayam. Mallotus walkerae Hook.f. Mallotus walkerae var. laxiflorus Hook.f. Rottlera muricata (Wight) Thwaites

The Resinous Kamala , (Mallotus resinosus) is a species of 12m tall shrub, evergreen plant in the Euphorbiaceae family. It is native to India, Sri Lanka to New Guinea and Australia. The plant is known as "கருவாளிச்சீ / karuvalichchi" by Tamil people.

elliptic to obovate; base attenuate; margin serrate.

Inflorescence - present, where male flowers are clustered and unbranched. Female flowers are also unbrnanched, but with 3 locules and few short spines.

globose seeded capsule.

Scientists found a simple coumarin, called Scopoletin from the root extraction of resinous kamala. It was identified as the active principle responsible for DNA cleavage activity during the extraction process. The chemical was once thought that only found within plants of genus Scolopia

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