Antidesma montanum
Species of flowering plant
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Antidesma montanum is a species of tree in the family Phyllanthaceae, native to Southeast Asia, from India to the Philippines.[2] It can grow up to 10 m (33 ft).[3] The fruits are edible.[4] Four varieties have been accepted, each of which has multiple synonyms, which include Antidesma obliquinervium for A. montanum var. montanum.
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Phyllanthaceae |
| Genus: | Antidesma |
| Species: | A. montanum |
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| Antidesma montanum | |
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Taxonomy
Antidesma montanum was first described by Carl Ludwig Blume in 1827.[2]
Varieties
As of January 2023[update], Plants of the World Online listed four varieties:[2]
- 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[update], 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,[5] while A. montanum var. montanum has a wide distribution similar to that of the species as a whole.[6]
