Mallotus philippensis seed

LATIN NAME: Mallotus philippensis

COMMON NAME: Kamala Tree

The kamala tree flushes the round, crimson fruits over the green canopy, the whole tree standing out in the warm garden, and the long, red-stalked leaf stalks carrying the dark green leaves. The fast-growing, evergreen, small tree carries the ovate, dark green leaves with the red stalks and the rusty-red scales on the undersides, and the small, greenish flowers in the slender, axillary spikes through the spring, one of the bright, quiet sights of the warm garden, drawing the bees, to be followed by the round, three-lobed capsules thickly covered with the crimson, powdery glands. The crimson powder of the capsules has a very long record as the fine, red dye of the old lands, and the tree is a historic presence of the warm garden. It is a tree of the open, sunny, deep, rich, well-drained ground.

Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology

The kamala tree is a historic subject of the plant science, and the crimson powder keep showing up in the work on the dye trees. The way the powdery, crimson glands form over the round, three-lobed capsules has been examined closely, and it keeps appearing in the studies of the dye trees, the red-stalked leaves and the members of the spurge family. The crimson powder and the quick habit have also made it a fine study tree, and the kamala tree is a regular subject of the work on the crimson powder of the warm world.

Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications

The kamala tree is a bright, useful tree of the warm garden and the study collection. The ovate, dark green leaves with the red stalks and the rusty-red scales on the undersides carry the bright look of the warm garden, one of the bright, quiet sights of the warm garden, drawing the bees, and the crimson powder of the capsules has a very long record as the fine, red dye of the old lands, the crimson powder coming to the fine, red dyes, the old varnishes and the steady practice of the old workshops, while the small, greenish flowers in the slender, axillary spikes open through the spring, to be followed by the round, three-lobed capsules thickly covered with the crimson, powdery glands. It is one of the fine choices for the warm garden, the dye garden and the study collection, and it has been written about in the botanical and the craft papers for the crimson powder and the very long history. It is a bright, useful tree of the open, sunny, deep, rich, well-drained garden.

The kamala seeds like a rich, loamy mix kept warm and steadily moist. The young trees are steady once they root, and they appreciate the deep, rich, well-drained ground of the warm garden and a sheltered start.

To grow the kamala tree from seed, sow the small, dark seeds into the deep pot of rich, loamy soil, then cover them lightly, keep the pot in a bright, warm spot and water gently. The seedlings thread up within a few weeks, and they grow on steadily. With the sun and the deep, rich, well-drained ground, the crimson fruits will dust the canopy over the years.