Primulaceae FAMILY
Ardisia pterocaulis
Ardisia pterocaulis
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Ardisia pterocaulis is an evergreen shrub or small tree that can grow up to 8 metres tall with a stem that can be 12cm in diameter[ 653 Title Plants of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://www.asianplant.net/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Excellent site with brief information on the plant, its range, habitat and uses, plus phots of specimens, close-ops of flowers and leaves etc, ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Malaysia, Indonesia.
HabitatAn understorey plant in undisturbed to slightly disturbed (open) mixed dipterocarp, swamp and sub-montane forests, growing on alluvial sites near rivers and streams, but also on hillsides and ridges; at elevations up to 1,100 metres[ 653 Title Plants of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://www.asianplant.net/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Excellent site with brief information on the plant, its range, habitat and uses, plus phots of specimens, close-ops of flowers and leaves etc, ].