Phyllanthaceae FAMILY

Antidesma tomentosum

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Antidesma tomentosum is a shrub or a tree that usually grows from 2 - 6 metres tall, occasionally reaching up to 17 metres. The bole can be up to 15cm 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, medicine and source of wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE, Asia - Nicobar Islands, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines.

HabitatUnderstorey of both dense primary and more open secondary forest; road sides and forest edges; thickets; in wet to dry habitats and areas subject to flooding; on clay, sand and ultrabasic soil, over limestone, granite or sandstone; to 800 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). ].