Phyllanthaceae FAMILY

Antidesma ghaesembilla

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Blackcurrant tree is a shrub or small tree with a dense crown, that can grow up to 20 metres tall, but is usually smaller[ 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 bole is usually crooked and gnarled, branching from low down, though it can be unbranched for up to 8 metres, and up to 32cm in diameter[ 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). ]. It is harvested from the wild for local use as food and medicine.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - southern China, Indian subcontinent, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, New Guinea, Australia.

HabitatA wide range of habitats from savannah, open and dense forests and thickets; fresh-water and mangrove swamps; coastal fringes; roadsides and river banks; on dry to swampy ground; usually in secondary vegetation to 1,250 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). ].