Antidesma maclurei Merr.

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Phyllanthaceae > Antidesma

Characteristics

Trees up to 10 m tall; young twigs pubescent, glabrescent. Stipules caducous; petiole (5-)8-15(-20) mm, pubescent to glabrous; leaf blade lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, 7-10(-12) × (1.5-)2-4 cm, thinly papery, glabrous on both surfaces or only veins slightly pubescent abaxially, shiny and drying grayish or reddish on both sides, base rounded or obtuse, apex long acuminate to long acute, mucronate; domatia sometimes present; midvein slightly impressed to flat adaxially, lateral veins 4-7 pairs, tertiary veins mainly reticulate. Inflorescences axillary or terminal, 3-8 cm, 2-6-branched, axes reddish pubescent. Male flowers: sepals 4, triangular, apex acute or more rarely obtuse to rounded, 0.5-0.7 mm, sparsely pubescent outside, margins ciliate, pubescent at base inside, otherwise glabrous inside; stamens 4, filaments ca. 1.5 cm, inserted inside disk; disk annular. Female flowers: fruiting pedicels 0.5-1.5 mm; sepals as in male; disk glabrous; ovary glabrous; stigmas 3 or 4. Drupes ellipsoid, terete, 5-6 × 3-4 mm, glabrous; styles (sub)terminal. Fl. Mar-Jun, fr. May-Oct.
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A small tree. It grows 7-10 m high. The tree has many branches. The leaves are sword shaped and 7-10 cm long by 2-4 cm wide. The fruit are oval and 5-6 mm long by 3-4 mm wide.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
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Mature height (meter) 8.5 - 10.0
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Root diameter (meter) 0.4
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AprMayJun
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OctNovDec
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Environment

A tropical plant. It grows in tropical monsoon forest below 400 m altitude. It does best on fertile soil in moist valleys.
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Usage

The fruit are edible but have a sour taste.
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Edible fruits
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Cultivation

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Distribution

Antidesma maclurei world distribution map, present in China and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:338984-1
WFO ID wfo-0000237187
COL ID 5VJSB
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Antidesma maclurei