Phyllanthaceae FAMILY
Glochidion cordatum
Glochidion cordatum
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Glochidion cordatum is a freely-branched, evergreen shrub or a tree with a spreading crown; it can grow from 3 - 7 metres tall. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangePacific - Fiji.
HabitatDry forest or on its edges, in ridge forest, in thickets, pastures, and along roadsides; at elevations up to 900 metres[ 490 Title Flora Vitiensis Nova Publication Author Smith. A.C. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden; Hawaii Year 1979 ISBN Description A comprehensive flora of Fiji, often showing plant uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].