Phyllanthaceae FAMILY
Glochidion seemannii
Glochidion seemannii
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Glochidion seemannii is an often compact and slender, sometimes freely branched, evergreen shrub or a tree usually growing from 2 - 15 metres tall, with occasional specimens up to 20 metres. The plant is harvested from the wild for local medicinal use.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangePacific - Fiji.
HabitatDense forest; dry forest; more open, secondary formations; open rolling areas; open hillsides; at elevations from sea level to 1,150 metres[ 490 Title Flora Vitiensis Nova Publication Author Smith. A.C. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden; Hawaii Year 1979 ISBN Description A comprehensive flora of Fiji, often showing plant uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].