Glochidion marianum
Phyllanthaceae FAMILY

Glochidion marianum

Glochidion marianum

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Glochidion marianum is an evergreen shrub or small tree that can grow up to 12 metres tall[ 339 Title Agroforestry in the Pacific Islands: Systems for Sustainability Publication Author W.C. Clarke and R.R. Thaman (Editors) Website http://www.unu.edu/unupress/unupbooks/80824e/80824E00.htm#Contents Publisher United Nations University Press, Tokyo Year 1993 ISBN 92-808-0824-9 Description The guide includes information on 100 species of plants for Agroforestry. It is also available on the web at the address given above. , 459 Title The Useful Plants of the Island of Guam Publication Contributions from the United States National Herbarium Vol 9 Author Safford W.E. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Publisher Smithsonian Institute; Washington. Year 1905 ISBN Description A very comprehensive, if rather dated, guide to the plants of Guam. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of wood. The plant is commonly protected when clearing for new gardens; and is occasionally grown in home gardens in the Pacific[ 339 Title Agroforestry in the Pacific Islands: Systems for Sustainability Publication Author W.C. Clarke and R.R. Thaman (Editors) Website http://www.unu.edu/unupress/unupbooks/80824e/80824E00.htm#Contents Publisher United Nations University Press, Tokyo Year 1993 ISBN 92-808-0824-9 Description The guide includes information on 100 species of plants for Agroforestry. It is also available on the web at the address given above. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeWestern Pacific - Marianas.
HabitatLimestone and basaltic soils in old fields and grasslands and disturbed native and secondary vegetation at elevations around 60 - 150 metres[ 858 Title A nomenclator of Pacific oceanic island Phyllanthus (Phyllanthaceae), including Glochidion. Publication PhytoKeys 4:67-94 (2011) Author Wagner W.L.; Lorence D.H. Website http://www.phytokeys.com Publisher PhytoKeys Year 2011 ISBN 1314-2003 Description A proposed revision of the genus Phyllanthus, enlarging the genus by transferring the genera Breynia, Glochidion, Reverchonia, Phyllanthodendron, and Sauropus to it. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].