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Antidesma
Antidesma is a genus of tropical plant in the Phyllanthaceae formally described by Linnaeus in 1753. It is native to tropical Africa, S + E + SE Asia, Australia, and various oceanic islands. The greatest diversity occurs in Southeast Asia.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Antidesma montanum
speciesAntidesma montanum

tasselberry
speciesAntidesma venosum

Dense-flowered China Laurel
speciesAntidesma japonicum

Salamander-tree
speciesAntidesma bunius

Antidesma ghaesembilla
speciesAntidesma ghaesembilla

hame
speciesAntidesma platyphyllum

Antidesma madagascariense
speciesAntidesma madagascariense

Currant-tree
speciesAntidesma parvifolium

Antidesma acidum
speciesAntidesma acidum

Antidesma velutinosum
speciesAntidesma velutinosum

Antidesma fordii
speciesAntidesma fordii

Currant-tree
speciesAntidesma erostre

Antidesma puncticulatum
speciesAntidesma puncticulatum

Antidesma pleuricum
speciesAntidesma pleuricum

Antidesma alexiteria
speciesAntidesma alexiteria

Water Tasselberry
speciesAntidesma rufescens

Antidesma cuspidatum
speciesAntidesma cuspidatum

Antidesma neurocarpum
speciesAntidesma neurocarpum
Antidesma tomentosum
speciesAntidesma tomentosum

Antidesma tetrandrum
speciesAntidesma tetrandrum

Antidesma hainanense
speciesAntidesma hainanense
Antidesma coriaceum
speciesAntidesma coriaceum

mehame
speciesAntidesma pulvinatum

Antidesma stipulare
speciesAntidesma stipulare
Antidesma sootepense
speciesAntidesma sootepense

Antidesma vogelianum
speciesAntidesma vogelianum

Antidesma leucopodum
speciesAntidesma leucopodum
Antidesma maclurei
speciesAntidesma maclurei

Antidesma pyrifolium
speciesAntidesma pyrifolium

Antidesma petiolatum
speciesAntidesma petiolatum

Antidesma ghaesembilla × parvifolium
hybridAntidesma ghaesembilla × parvifolium

Antidesma membranaceum
speciesAntidesma membranaceum

Antidesma oblongum
speciesAntidesma oblongum
Antidesma excavatum
speciesAntidesma excavatum

Antidesma fruticulosum
speciesAntidesma fruticulosum

Antidesma forbesii
speciesAntidesma forbesii

Antidesma laciniatum
speciesAntidesma laciniatum
Antidesma montis-silam
speciesAntidesma montis-silam
Antidesma × kapuae
hybridAntidesma × kapuae
Antidesma cruciforme
speciesAntidesma cruciforme
Antidesma ambiguum
speciesAntidesma ambiguum
herbert river cherry
speciesAntidesma dallachyanum
Antidesma comptum
speciesAntidesma comptum
Antidesma chalaranthum
speciesAntidesma chalaranthum
Antidesma concinnum
speciesAntidesma concinnum
Antidesma jucundum
speciesAntidesma jucundum
Antidesma myriocarpum
speciesAntidesma myriocarpum
Antidesma vaccinioides
speciesAntidesma vaccinioides
Antidesma nigricans
speciesAntidesma nigricans
Antidesma polystylum
speciesAntidesma polystylum
Antidesma costulatum
speciesAntidesma costulatum
Antidesma kunstleri
speciesAntidesma kunstleri
Antidesma bhargavae
speciesAntidesma bhargavae
Antidesma insulare
speciesAntidesma insulare
Antidesma jayasuriyae
speciesAntidesma jayasuriyae
Antidesma pacificum
speciesAntidesma pacificum
Antidesma sinuatum
speciesAntidesma sinuatum
Antidesma trichophyllum
speciesAntidesma trichophyllum
Antidesma pachystachys
speciesAntidesma pachystachys
Antidesma annamense
speciesAntidesma annamense
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 156178.
