Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2659)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)
Order: Malpighiales (100)
Family: Euphorbiaceae (79)(family description)
Genus: Mallotus (3)
Epithet: oppositifolius Müll.Arg. (1)
Synonyms: Acalypha dentata Schumach. & Thonn., Claoxylon cordifolium Benth., Croton oppositifolius Geiseler, Echinus oppositifolius (Geiseler) Baill., Mallotus chevalieri Beille, Rottlera dentata Baill.
chevalieri => in honor of Auguste Jean Baptiste Chevalier (1873-1956), French botanist, taxonomist and explorer
cordifolium => with heart-shaped leaves
dentata => toothed like saw teeth
oppositifolius => with leaves inserted on a stem opposite to each other