Phyllanthaceae FAMILY

Glochidion lanceolarium

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Glochidion lanceolarium is an evergreen shrub or a tree, usually growing 1 - 3 metres tall, rarely 7 - 12 metres tall[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - southern China, Nepal, northeast India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam.

HabitatOpen forests or scrub; at elevations from 500 - 1,200 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. Chiefly found in moist places and ravines[ 146 Title A Manual of Indian Timbers. Publication Author Gamble. J. S. Publisher Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh Year 1972 ISBN - Description First written in the 19th century, but still a classic, giving a lot of information on the uses and habitats of Indian trees. Not for the casual reader. ].