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[[File:Mallotus philippensis - Köhler–s Medizinal-Pflanzen-221.jpg|thumb| ''Mallotus philippensis'']]
'''Mallotus philippensis''' or ''Kampillaka'' or ''Kumkumada mara'' is a tree that bears fruits which give out red coloured powder which is used as a dye. The dye is known for its [[anthelmintic]] properties<ref>{{cite journal | last1 = Rao | first1 = VS | last2 = Seshadri | first2 = TR | year = 1947 | title = Kamala dye as an anthelmintic | url = | journal = Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences | volume = 26 | issue = 3| pages = 178–181 | doi = 10.1007/BF03170871 }}</ref>.
==Uses==
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Fruits}}, {{Parts Used|Stem}}, {{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Root}}.<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>
==Chemical Composition==
==Common names==
{{Common names|sa=Kampilla, Ranjana, Rechanaka|en=Kamala tree, Monkey Face Tree|gu=|hi=Kamala, Rohini|kn=|ks=|ml=|mr=|pa=Kunkumada mara|ta=Kapila, Kumkumam|te=Kumkuma, Sindhuri}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>
==Properties==
===Dravya===
===Rasa===
===Guna===
===Flower===
{{Flower|Yellow-brown flowers form on racemes. |Racemes up to 6 cm long.|Male and female flowers grow on separate trees.|New South Wales flowering period is from June to November. ||Flowering period in the Philippines is March to April|}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|6 to 9 mm broad|covered in red powdery substance|seeds 2 to 3 mm in diameter|Fresh seed is advised for germination.||Fruiting season is from January to April}}
===Other features===
==Photo Gallery==
<gallery>
Image:Mallotus philipensis flowers.jpg|''M. philipensis'' flowersFlowersImage:MallotesPhilipensis.jpg|Red coloured fruit of the kamala, Nandi hills slopes, [[Bangalore]], [[India]]Coloured FruitImage:Red Kamala Mount Keira.JPG|Red kamala at its most southerly point of natural distribution, [[Mount Keira]], [[Illawarra]], [[Australia]]Image:Black-crested Bulbul (Pycnonotus melanicterus) feeding on Kamala (Mallotus philipensis) at Jayanti, Duars, WB W Picture 133.jpg|[[Black-crested bulbul]] feeding on the red kamala at [[Kayanti (village)|Jayanti]], India
</gallery>
==References==
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[Chemistry]Journal Paper - National Library of Medicine - Mallotus philippinensis Muell. Arg (Euphorbiaceae): Ethnopharmacology and Phytochemistry Review</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">Kappatagudda - A Repertoire of Medicianal Plants of Gadag by Yashpal Kshirasagar and Sonal Vrishni, Page No. 266</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Mallotus+philippensis Cultivation]Tropical The Ferns Information</ref>
<ref name="Uses">Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare</ref>
<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants">”Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume-3” by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.315, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #6/7, Kaalika Soudha, Balepete cross, Bengaluru</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Mallotus+philippensis detailsherbsDetailsherbs.in Mallotus philippensis on Ferns.info]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mallotus_philippensis Mallotus_philippensis.org]
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