Plant Details

Accepted name:: Mallotus tetracoccus (Roxb.) Kurz [Euphorbiaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
bu kenda	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
kukbuta	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kukkuti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
thambittu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
uppaalu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vakalkimara	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
බූ කැන්ද	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
Bark, Gum of the tree		Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 4 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Mallotus ferrugineus (Roxb.) Müll.Arg. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(2): 982 (1866).
Mallotus albus var. occidentalis Hook.f. Fl. Brit. India 5: 429 (1887).
Rottlera ferruginea Roxb. Fl. Ind., ed. 1832. 3: 828 (1832).
Rottlera tetracocca Roxb. Fl. Ind., ed. 1832. 3: 826 (1832).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Mallotus ferrugineus (Roxb.) Müll.Arg.	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
Mallotus tetracoccus	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
Mallotus tetracoccus (Roxb.) Kurz	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)

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