Antidesma velutinosum

Blume

Bird-berry tree

Phyllanthaceae Edible: Fruit 34 iNaturalist observations

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Description

A shrub or small tree. It can grow 15 m high. The trunk is 35 cm across. The leaf stalks are 2-6 mm long. The leaf blade is narrowly oval and 12-18 cm long by 4-6 cm wide. The fruit are 4-7 mm across.

Edible Uses

The fruit are eaten.

Medicinal Uses

The bark has medicinal uses.

Distribution

A tropical plant. It grows in rainforest. It is often near streams. It grows between 20-1,200 m altitude.

Where It Grows

Asia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indochina, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, SE Asia, Singapore, Thailand,

Cultivation

Plants can be grown by seeds.

Notes

There are about 100-170 Antidesma species.

Synonyms

Antidesma attentuatum Wall. ex Tul.Antidesma molle Wall. ex Mull. Arg.Antidesma roxburghii Wall. ex Tul.Antidesma tomentosum Miq.Stilago tomentosa Roxb.

Also Known As

Gunchiak gajah, Khoipora, Mata keli, Pohon buni sepang, Setapoh bukit, The-po

References (6)

Bircher, A. G. & Bircher, W. H., 2000, Encyclopedia of Fruit Trees and Edible Flowering Plants in Egypt and the Subtropics. AUC Press. p 35
Burkill, I.H., 1966, A Dictionary of the Economic Products of the Malay Peninsula. Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Vol 1 (A-H) p 188
Milow, P., et al, 2013, Malaysian species of plants with edible fruits or seeds and their evaluation. International Journal of Fruit Science. 14:1, 1-27
Partha, P., 2014, Ethnobotany of the Laleng (Patra) Community in Bangladesh. Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry. 2(6):173-184 (As Antidesma roxburghii)
Sukarya, D. G., (Ed.) 2013, 3,500 Plant Species of the Botanic Gardens of Indonesia. LIPI p 130

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