Mallotus peltatus (Geiseler) Mull.Arg., Linnaea 34 (1865)
Latin for 'peltate', referring to the leaf

Synonyms
Adisca acuminata Blume, Aleurites peltatus Geiseler, Hancea muricata Benth., Mallotus acuminatus (Blume) Mull.Arg., Mallotus alternifolius Merr., Mallotus camiguinensis Merr., Mallotus columnaris Warb., Mallotus furetianus Mull.Arg., Mallotus helferi Mull.Arg., Mallotus lambertianus Mull.Arg., Mallotus longifolius (Reichb.f. & Zoll.) Mull.Arg., Mallotus longifolius var. genuinus Mull.Arg., Mallotus longifolius var. pubescens Mull.Arg., Mallotus maclurei Merr., Mallotus oblongifolius (Miq.) Mull.Arg., Mallotus oblongifolius var. genuinus Pax & K.Hoffm., Mallotus oblongifolius var. helferi (Mull.Arg.) Pax & K.Hoffm., Mallotus oblongifolius var. rubriflorus Chakrab., Mallotus oblongifolius var. siamensis Pax & K.Hoffm., Mallotus oblongifolius var. villosulus Pax & K.Hoffm., Mallotus odoratus Elmer, Mallotus peekelii Pax & K.Hoffm., Mallotus peltatus var. rubriflorus Chakrab., Mallotus porterianus Mull.Arg., Mallotus puberulus Hook.f., Mallotus stylaris Mull.Arg., Mallotus tenuispicus Pax & K.Hoffm., Mappa acutifolia (Hassk.) Zoll. & Moritzi, Rottlera acuminata (Blume) Baill., Rottlera acutifolia Hassk., Rottlera flavigutta Miq., Rottlera lambertiana (Mull.Arg.) Scheff., Rottlera longifolia Reichb.f. & Zoll., Rottlera oblongifolia Miq., Rottlera stylaris (Mull.Arg.) Scheff.

Description
Shrub up to 8 m tall and 12 cm dbh. Stipules ca. 4 mm long, dropped early. Leaves alternate, simple, penni-veined, glabrous, often with domatia in secondary vein axils, several nectary glands at base of upper leaf surface. Flowers ca. 4 mm diameter, white-yellowish, placed in racemes. Fruits ca. 14 mm diameter, green-red, 3-lobed, spiny, dehiscent capsules.

Ecology
Usually on slightly disturbed to open places in mixed dipterocarp forests up to 700 m altitude. Mostly on alluvial sites and along rivers. Often on or near limestone soils. in secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant tree.

Distribution
From India and South China to New Guinea. In Borneo found throughout the island.