Antidesma rufescens Tul.

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Phyllanthaceae > Antidesma

Characteristics

Very close to A. venosum, but differing chiefly in the leaves being glabrous (except along the nerves), and densely reticulately nerved with the nervation fine and reddening after drying; also differing in the disk glands of male flowers being interstaminal and free or extrastaminal and connate, and in the styles either terminal or lateral.
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A shrub or tree. It grows 2-3 m tall but can be 10-15 m tall. The trunk can be 40 cm across. It loses its leaves during the year. The leaves are without hairs. The fruit are in clusters. They are green but turn red then black as they ripen.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
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Mature height (meter) 2.0 - 3.0
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Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows along rivers. It grows from sea level to 1,060 m above sea level.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible fruits
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Distribution

Antidesma rufescens world distribution map, present in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Central African Republic, Congo, Cabo Verde, Ghana, Guinea, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, Tanzania, United Republic of, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:339093-1
WFO ID wfo-0000238901
COL ID 67JTB
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Synonyms

Antidesma rufescens Antidesma sassandrae Antidesma membranaceum var. glabrescens