Phyllanthaceae FAMILY

Antidesma pleuricum

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Antidesma pleuricum is a shrub or a tree that can grow up to 10 metres tall. The bole can be up to 25cm in diameter[ 327 Title Euphorbiaceae of Malesia Publication Author Website http://www.nationaalherbarium.nl/euphorbs/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An online resource that is still being developed, it gives detailed botanical descriptions of plants in the family Euphorbiaceae found growing in Malesia (the region from Peninsual Malaysia through Indonesia, the Philippines). ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - Taiwan to the Philippines.

HabitatIn forests; often in damp, dense habitats or near streams; growing on deep, fertile red soil, brown loam, limestone; at elevations up to 600 metres[ 327 Title Euphorbiaceae of Malesia Publication Author Website http://www.nationaalherbarium.nl/euphorbs/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An online resource that is still being developed, it gives detailed botanical descriptions of plants in the family Euphorbiaceae found growing in Malesia (the region from Peninsual Malaysia through Indonesia, the Philippines). ].