中文: 粗糠柴(台灣原生種)
英文: Kamala Tree，Monkey Face Tree
學名: Mallotus philippensis
科屬: 大戟科(Euphorbiaceae)野桐屬(Mallotus)
特徵: 小喬木，高可達 10 公尺。雌雄異株或同株。蒴果，扁球形，三稜，果皮表面赭紅色，被覆有紅色星狀毛；內有種子一至三個。果期 7~9 月。本植物枝葉常被有米糠狀鱗片物，故名粗糠柴。蒴果外被紅色粉狀物為先民絲織品紅色染料；果莢上茸毛可作為驅蟲藥(俗稱呂宋揪莢粉)。
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