Antidesma nigricans Tul.

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Phyllanthaceae > Antidesma

Characteristics

A perennial dioecious evergreen shrub. It grows 6m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 6.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses fiber medicinal ornamental poison timber wood
Edible fruits leaves seeds shoots
Therapeutic use Anti-poisoning (bark), Antidotes (leaf), Syphilis (leaf), Poison (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) 23 - 27
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Antidesma nigricans world distribution map, present in Bangladesh, India, and Myanmar

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:339017-1
WFO ID wfo-0000237768
COL ID 5VK3N
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Antidesma flexuosum Antidesma oblongatum Antidesma alexiteria Antidesma bunius Antidesma nigricans