Antidesma velutinosum Blume

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Phyllanthaceae > Antidesma

Characteristics

A shrub or small tree. It can grow 15 m high. The trunk is 35 cm across. The leaf stalks are 2-6 mm long. The leaf blade is narrowly oval and 12-18 cm long by 4-6 cm wide. The fruit are 4-7 mm across.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.35
Mature height (meter) 14.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Dense primary forest and more open, secondary vegetation, in dry, more rarely wet, evergreen, deciduous or mixed deciduous forests; at elevations up to 600 metres.
More
A tropical plant. It grows in rainforest. It is often near streams. It grows between 20-1,200 m altitude.
Light -
Soil humidity 7-12
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses food medicinal
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants can be grown by seeds.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Antidesma velutinosum world distribution map, present in Bangladesh, Indonesia, India, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Malaysia, Nigeria, and Thailand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:339147-1
WFO ID wfo-0000239537
COL ID 67JSP
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Antidesma velutinosum Antidesma attenuatum Antidesma molle Antidesma velutinosum var. lancifolium Antidesma tomentosum Antidesma tomentosum

Lower taxons

Antidesma tomentosum var. tomentosum