Phyllanthaceae FAMILY

Antidesma montanum

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Antidesma montanum is a shrub or a tree with a round crown of spreading branches; it can grow up to 20 metres tall. The bole can be clear of branches for up to 7 metres, though it often branches from near the base or below the middle; it can be up to 40cm in diameter. There are reports that the plant sometimes adopts a climbing habit[ 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 plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - China, India, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines to New Guinea and northern Australia.

HabitatA very variable species found in a wide variety of habitats from deep forest shade to open grassland and around human habitations; from the coast to montane regions; in dry soils to wet or seasonally flooded ground; at elevations to 2,000 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). ].