Phyllanthaceae FAMILY

Glochidion rubrum

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Glochidion rubrum is an evergreen shrub or a tree that usually grows up to 5 metres tall, though specimens up to 15 metres have been recorded. The bole is usually up to 6cm in diameter[ 742 Title Flora of Thailand - Euphorbiaceae Publication Author van Welzen P.C. Website http://www.nationaalherbarium.nl/thaieuph/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent site with masses of information about the species of Euphorbia found in Thailand. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - southern China, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines.

HabitatRare to locally common in evergreen forest, secondary forest, deciduous forest, open Melaleuca forest, open thickets; roadsides, streams, forest edges, peat swamp edges, ridges; at elevations from sea level to 500 metres, occ to 2,175 metres[ 742 Title Flora of Thailand - Euphorbiaceae Publication Author van Welzen P.C. Website http://www.nationaalherbarium.nl/thaieuph/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent site with masses of information about the species of Euphorbia found in Thailand. ].