Phyllanthaceae FAMILY
Actephila excelsa
Actephila excelsa
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Actephila excelsa is an evergreen shrub or small tree growing up to 11 metres tall[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. , 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ]. The leaves are sometimes gathered from the wild and used locally to make a tea.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeE. Asia - China, India, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines.
HabitatSparsely forested lowland slopes and thickets, occasionally up to 1,000 metres in Java. Often found on limestone, but it has also been reported from swamp margins, slopes, ridge forest and scrub forest[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ].