Phyllanthaceae FAMILY

Antidesma orthogyne

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Antidesma orthogyne is a shrub, occasionally a small tree, growing up to 6 metres tall. The bole is up to 5cm 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 tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Thailand, Malaysia.

HabitatDense primary, sometimes disturbed, dipterocarp forest at elevations up to 700 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). ].