Global InformationAntidesma ghaesembilla information
| Antidesma ghaesembilla | |
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Conservation status
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 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Phyllanthaceae |
| Genus: | Antidesma |
| Species: | A. ghaesembilla
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| Binomial name | |
| Antidesma ghaesembilla Gaertn.
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Antidesma ghaesembilla is a species of plant in the Phyllanthaceae family. It is native to an area from northern Australia to the Philippines, China, and west to India.[3] The shrub or tree usually grows in moist soils in plant communities ranging from savannah to gallery forest to closed forest. It is associated with a number of species of fungus, insects and animals, including emus. Amongst the Mangarrayi and Yangman people of north Australia, the sweet ripe fruit of the tree are much appreciated and linked to the build-up season and to the koel. As well as food, the plant is used as a calendar-plant, for dyeing, in traditional medicine, in religious/magical practices, as fuel, and as an insecticide.
- ^ Ye, J.F.; Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).; IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2019). "Antidesma ghaesembilla". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T147615363A147615365. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T147615363A147615365.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ "Antidesma ghaesembilla Gaertn". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ "Binayuyo Philippine medicinal plants: Binayuyo Antidesma ghaesembilla Gaertn". Retrieved 3 January 2020.