Phyllanthaceae FAMILY
Antidesma alexiteria
Antidesma alexiteria
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Antidesma alexiteria is a small evergreen tree. The tree is harvested from the wild as a local source of food, medicines and fibre.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeE. Asia - southern India, Sri Lanka.
HabitatLow country in both moist and dry regions of Sri Lanka[ 464 Title A Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon Publication Author Trimen H.; continued by Hooker J.D. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Dulau and Co; London. Year 1898 ISBN Description Very dated, but still a useful work. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].