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General Information

Antidesma neurocarpum is a shrub or a tree that can grow up to 23 metres tall. The bole canbe clear of branches for up to 17 metres and 20cm in diameter. There are reports that the plant sometimes adopts a more climbing habit[].
The tree is harvested from the wild for local use of its wood.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

Range

Southeast Asia - Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia.

Habitat

Primary or secondary lowland to montane forest; freshwater swamps; by logging roads and rivers; open bamboo forest; submontane moss forest; thickets and heath forest; often in dense, humid, shaded places; at elevations to 1,800 metres[].

Properties

Other Uses Rating
Habit	Tree
Height	20.00 m
Self-fertile	No
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

Found in the wild on sand, clay, loam, lateritic or volcanic soil, over sandstone, limestone, shales, basalt or granite[].
A dioecious species, both male and female forms need to be grown if fruit and seed are required[].

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

The heartwood is pinkish brown, red or red-ochre; the sapwood is white, yellow, brown, pink or red. The wood is hard and dense. The hard wood is used to make walking sticks[].
The wood is used for fuel[].

Propagation

Seed -

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