Phyllanthaceae FAMILY

Antidesma cuspidatum

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Antidesma cuspidatum is sometimes a shrub but more commonly a tree that can grow up to 17 metres tall. The bole can be up to 20cm in diameter; it can be straight, branched or crooked, sometimes fluted[ 327 Title Euphorbiaceae of Malesia Publication Author Website http://www.nationaalherbarium.nl/euphorbs/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An online resource that is still being developed, it gives detailed botanical descriptions of plants in the family Euphorbiaceae found growing in Malesia (the region from Peninsual Malaysia through Indonesia, the Philippines). ]. The tree is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use of its wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Malaysia, Indonesia.

HabitatDipterocarp forest; sometimes on marshy or swampy ground; primary to disturbed, sometimes partly open vegetation; growing on yellow sands, loam or peat; at elevations from sea level up to 1,600 metres[ 327 Title Euphorbiaceae of Malesia Publication Author Website http://www.nationaalherbarium.nl/euphorbs/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An online resource that is still being developed, it gives detailed botanical descriptions of plants in the family Euphorbiaceae found growing in Malesia (the region from Peninsual Malaysia through Indonesia, the Philippines). ].