Antidesma tomentosum Blume

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Phyllanthaceae > Antidesma

Characteristics

A small tree. It grows about 8 m high. The trunk is 18-25 cm across. The leaves are narrowly oval and papery. The base can be heart shaped. Male flowers are in the axils of leaves and occur singly. The fruit are oval.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.18 - 0.25
Mature height (meter) 5.0
Root system -
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Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Understorey 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.
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A tropical plant. It grows in mountainous regions. It grows in a range of forest types and up to 1,800 m above sea level in Thailand.
Light -
Soil humidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The ripe fruit are eaten.
Uses food medicinal wood
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants can be grown by seed.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
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Distribution

Antidesma tomentosum world distribution map, present in Cameroon, Indonesia, India, Malaysia, Philippines, and Thailand

Conservation status

Antidesma tomentosum threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:339134-1
WFO ID wfo-0000239361
COL ID 5VJSQ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Antidesma tomentosum Antidesma perserrula Antidesma tomentosum var. giganteum Antidesma tomentosum var. rivulare

Lower taxons

Antidesma tomentosum var. stenocarpum