Primulaceae FAMILY

Ardisia serrata

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Ardisia serrata is an evergreen shrub or a small tree that can grow up to 12 metres tall with a bole up to 14cm in diameter[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. , 653 Title Plants of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://www.asianplant.net/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Excellent site with brief information on the plant, its range, habitat and uses, plus phots of specimens, close-ops of flowers and leaves etc, ]. The plant is harvested from the wild as a local source of tannins. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Malaysia (Borneo), Indonesia, Philippines.

HabitatAn understorey plant in undisturbed mixed dipterocarp, keranga, coastal and sub-montane forests, usually growing on alluvial sites near or along rivers and streams, but also found on hillsides and ridges; at elevations up to 1,900 metres[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. , 653 Title Plants of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://www.asianplant.net/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Excellent site with brief information on the plant, its range, habitat and uses, plus phots of specimens, close-ops of flowers and leaves etc, ].