Phyllanthaceae FAMILY

Antidesma venenosum

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

The species is reported to be used as material for poisoned arrows[ 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). ].

Botanical Description

Antidesma venenosum is a shrub or a tree that can grow up to 18 metres tall. The bole can be clear of branches for up to 6 metres and 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 of its wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Malaysia and Indonesia (restricted to the island of Bornea).

HabitatPrimary and secondary vegetation; mainly in lowland mixed dipterocarp forest; also in thickets and along roadsides; growing on sandy soil, clay and loam, over sandstone, shale and limestone; at elevations from sea level up to 1,000 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). ].