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General Information

Antidesma acidum is a shrub or a tree growing up to 10 metres tall. The bole, which usually branches from near the base, can be 10cm in diameter[].
The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

Range

E. Asia - China, Indian subcontinent, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Indonesia.

Habitat

Dry deciduous, deciduous and evergreen forest; at forest edges, in open spaces and bamboo thickets; in open or half-shady habitats; associated with dipterocarps, pine, oak; secondary, often disturbed, much degraded or frequently burnt vegetation[].

Properties

Edibility Rating
Medicinal Rating
Habit	Tree
Height	7.00 m
Self-fertile	No
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

A plant of the moist tropics, favouring areas with a distinct dry season[].
The plant grows on sandy gravel in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands; on red volcanic soil in Java; on sand, silt or red lateritic soil, over limestone, granite and shale-granite in Thailand and Vietnam[].
A dioecious species, both male and female forms need to be grown if fruit and seed are required[].

Edible Uses

Young leaves - cooked[, ]. Used as a vegetable or eaten in curries[].

Fruit - raw[, ]. The fruit is up to 6mm long and 4mm in diameter[]. Although small, they are produced in clusters so are relatively easy to harvest[].

Medicinal

The leaves and the roots are used in the treatment of dysentery and bile complaints[].

Various parts of the plant are used in the treatment of dropsy, muscular pains, pneumonia, sores and the bites of rapid (we assume rabid is meant here[]) dogs[].

Other Uses

None known

Propagation

Seed -

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