Phyllanthaceae FAMILY
Antidesma heterophyllum
Antidesma heterophyllum
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Antidesma heterophyllum is a shrub or a tree that can grow up to 8 metres tall. The bole can be 6cm 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). ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local medicinal use.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Indonesia.
HabitatDense primary forest and more open, secondary formations; thickets or dry shrubby heath forest; growing on coral sand, sandy loam and limestone; at elevations up to 750 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). ].