Antidesma velutinum Tul.

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Phyllanthaceae > Antidesma

Characteristics

A shrub or small tree. It grows 2-10 m tall. The leaves are oblong to narrowly oval and 5-18 cm long by 2-9 cm wide. Male and female plants are separate. The fruit are oval and 5-8 mm long by 3-5 mm wide.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 10.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows near the coast and at low altitudes.
Light -
Soil humidity 1-9
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Distribution

Antidesma velutinum world distribution map, present in Andorra, Bangladesh, India, Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, and Thailand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:339149-1
WFO ID wfo-0000239570
COL ID 67K4P
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Antidesma gymnogyne Antidesma velutinum Antidesma velutinum f. polystachya Antidesma spaniothix