Phyllanthaceae FAMILY

Antidesma petiolatum

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Antidesma petiolatum is a shrub or a tree that can grow up to 10 metres tall. The bole can be up to 15cm 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 of its wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAustralasia - New Guinea.

HabitatIn or at the edges of primary (occasionally disturbed) rainforest; in primary riverine forest; in villages, gardens and regrowth; growing on old well-drained volcanic soils; found at elevations from 50 - 850 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). ].