Antidesma pleuricum

Family: Phyllanthaceae

What it is like

A tree. It grows 10 m tall. The trunk can be 25 cm across. The leaves are 4-13 cm long by 3-7 cm wide. Plants are separately male and female. The fruit are 3-4 mm long by 3-4 mm wide.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. It grows in forests up to 600 m above sea level.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, China, Philippines, SE Asia, Sri Lanka, Taiwan

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Antidesma hontaushanense C. E. Chang; Antidesma obliquicarpum Elmer; Antidesma tenuifolium Pax & K. Hoffm.;