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Antidesma montanum

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Species of flowering plant

Antidesma montanum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Phyllanthaceae
Genus: Antidesma
Species: A. montanum
Binomial name
Antidesma montanum
Blume
Varieties

See text.

Synonyms

Many

Antidesma montanum is a species of tree in the family Phyllanthaceae, native to Southeast Asia, from India to the Philippines. It can grow up to 10 m (33 ft). The fruits are edible. Four varieties have been accepted, each of which has multiple synonyms, which include Antidesma obliquinervium for A. montanum var. montanum.

Taxonomy

Antidesma montanum was first described by Carl Ludwig Blume in 1827.

Varieties

As of January 2023, Plants of the World Online listed four varieties:

  • Antidesma montanum var. microphyllum (Hemsl.) Petra Hoffm.
  • Antidesma montanum var. montanum
  • Antidesma montanum var. salicinum (Ridl.) Petra Hoffm.
  • Antidesma montanum var. wallichii (Tul.) Petra Hoffm.

The varieties each have multiple synonyms. As of February 2023, Antidesma obliquinervium was accepted by Plants of the World Online as a synonym of A. montanum var. montanum. The 1998 IUCN Red List treated A. obliquinervium as "vulnerable", describing it as endemic to Palawan in the Philippines, while A. montanum var. montanum has a wide distribution similar to that of the species as a whole.

See also

References

  1. "Antidesma montanum Blume". The International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2023-01-31.
  2. ^ "Antidesma montanum Blume". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-01-31.
  3. "Antidesma montanum - EUPHORBIACEAE".
  4. "Antidesma montanum".
  5. World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Antidesma obliquinervium". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T34251A9853823. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T34251A9853823.en. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
  6. "Antidesma montanum var. montanum". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-02-01.

External links

Taxon identifiers
Antidesma montanum


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