Antidesma velutinosum
Blume
Phyllanthaceae
Antidesma attenuatum Wall. ex Tul.
Antidesma molle Wall. ex Müll.Arg.
Antidesma roxburghii Wall. ex Tul.
Antidesma tomentosum (Roxb.) Voigt
Antidesma tomentosum Miq.
Stilago tomentosa Roxb.
Common Name:
General Information
Antidesma velutinosum is a shrub or a tree that can grow 3 - 15 metres tall. The straight and cylindrical bole can be up to 35cm in diameter[
327- Title
- Euphorbiaceae of Malesia
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- Author
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- Website
- http://www.nationaalherbarium.nl/euphorbs/
- Publisher
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- Year
- 0
- ISBN
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- Description
- An online resource that is still being developed, it gives detailed botanical descriptions of plants in the family Euphorbiaceae found growing in Malesia (the region from Peninsual Malaysia through Indonesia, the Philippines).
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].
The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food and probably as a medicine.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
327- Title
- Euphorbiaceae of Malesia
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://www.nationaalherbarium.nl/euphorbs/
- Publisher
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- Year
- 0
- ISBN
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- Description
- An online resource that is still being developed, it gives detailed botanical descriptions of plants in the family Euphorbiaceae found growing in Malesia (the region from Peninsual Malaysia through Indonesia, the Philippines).
Range
E. Asia - northeast India, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia.
Habitat
Dense primary forest and more open, secondary vegetation, in dry, more rarely wet, evergreen, deciduous or mixed deciduous forests; at elevations up to 600 metres[
].
Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Habit | Tree |
| Height | 7.50 m |
| Self-fertile | No |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
A dioecious species, both male and female forms need to be grown if fruit and seed are required[
730- Title
- A Field Guide to Forest Trees of Northern Thailand
- Publication
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- Author
- Gardener S.; Sidisunthorn P.; Anusarnsunthorn V.
- Publisher
- Kobfai Publishing Project; Bangkok.
- Year
- 2000
- ISBN
- 974-7799-01-4
- Description
- An excellent, concise guide to 430 species, plus notes on another 450 species. Excellent photographs and a separate section on distribution and plant uses.
].
Edible Uses
Fruit - raw[
310- Title
- Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
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- Author
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- Website
- http://proseanet.org/
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- Description
- Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
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,
730- Title
- A Field Guide to Forest Trees of Northern Thailand
- Publication
-
- Author
- Gardener S.; Sidisunthorn P.; Anusarnsunthorn V.
- Publisher
- Kobfai Publishing Project; Bangkok.
- Year
- 2000
- ISBN
- 974-7799-01-4
- Description
- An excellent, concise guide to 430 species, plus notes on another 450 species. Excellent photographs and a separate section on distribution and plant uses.
]. The fruit is an oblique and subglobose drupe, 6 mm x 3 mm, white flushed with red[
310- Title
- Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://proseanet.org/
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
].
Medicinal
The bark has medicinal uses[
327- Title
- Euphorbiaceae of Malesia
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.nationaalherbarium.nl/euphorbs/
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An online resource that is still being developed, it gives detailed botanical descriptions of plants in the family Euphorbiaceae found growing in Malesia (the region from Peninsual Malaysia through Indonesia, the Philippines).
].
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
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Ken Fern,
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Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
