| Antidesma pyrifolium | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Phyllanthaceae |
| Genus: | Antidesma |
| Species: | A. pyrifolium |
| Binomial name | |
| Antidesma pyrifolium Muell.Arg. | |
| Synonyms [2] | |
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Antidesma pyrifolium is a species of plant in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
Antidesma is a genus of tropical plant in the family 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.
Phyllanthaceae is a family of flowering plants in the eudicot order Malpighiales. It is most closely related to the family Picrodendraceae.
Maesobotrya is a genus of flowering plant belonging to the family Phyllanthaceae first described as a genus in 1879. It is native to sub-Saharan Africa.
Antidesma platyphyllum is a species of flowering tree in the leafflower family, Phyllanthaceae, that is endemic to Hawaii. Common names include hame, haʻā, mehame, hamehame, mēhamehame, and haʻāmaile. It inhabits coastal mesic forests, mixed mesic forests, wet forests, and bogs at elevations of 150–1,525 m (492–5,003 ft) on all main islands.
Antidesma cruciforme is a species of plant in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is endemic to Peninsular Malaysia.
Antidesma obliquinervium is a species of plant in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is endemic to the Philippines.
Antidesma subolivaceum is a species of plant in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is endemic to the Philippines.
Picramnia, the bitterbushes, is a genus of plant considered to be in the family Picramniaceae, but sometimes placed in Simaroubaceae. The name is conserved against the genera Pseudo-brasiliumAdans., and TaririAubl., both which have been rejected.
Antidesma bunius is a species of fruit tree in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is native to Southeast Asia and northern Australia. Its common Philippine name and other names include bignay, bugnay or bignai, Chinese-laurel, Queensland-cherry, salamander-tree, wild cherry, and currant tree. This is a variable plant which may be short and shrubby or tall and erect, approaching 30 metres in height. It has large oval shaped leathery evergreen leaves up to about 20 cm long and seven wide. They are attached to the twigs of the tree with short petioles, creating a dense canopy.
The Hawaiian tropical low shrublands are a tropical savanna ecoregion in the Hawaiian Islands.
Bernard Hyland, known as Bernie Hyland, has a long career as an Australian botanist.
Wild cherry is a common name for species of cherries growing outside of cultivation, especially:
Antidesma montanum is a species of tree native to Southeast Asia, from Burma to the Philippines. It can grow up to 10 m (33 ft). The fruits are edible.
Antidesma ghaesembilla is a species of plant in the family Phyllanthaceae. It has a widespread distribution: from the Indian Subcontinent, Indochina, Malesia, including the Philippines, to northern Australia.
Antidesma alexiteria is a species of plant in the family Phyllanthaceae. It was early classified as a genus within family Euphorbiaceae, but later moved into family Phyllanthaceae. It is endemic to Southern India and Sri Lanka. It is a small understory shrub with maximum height of 8m. Fruits are red in color. In Sri Lanka, the plant is known as "Heen embilla - හීන් ඇඹිල්ල", which is used in Ayurvedic purposes. leaves of A. alexiteria are used as an antidote for many snake bites, and bark of the root for dysentery treatments.
Antidesma puncticulatum, known as mao luang, is a species of plant in the family Phyllanthaceae. It was previously classified as a genus within family Euphorbiaceae, but later moved into family Phyllanthaceae. It is native to South Asia and South-east Asian countries.
Antidesma jayasuriyae, is a species of plant in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is endemic to island of Sri Lanka.
Antidesma japonicum is a shrub in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is found in Southeast Asia, China and Japan. It provides food and fuel. A. japonicum has two accepted varieties: the nominate variety, A. japonicum var. japonicum; and the robustius variety, A. japonicum var. robustius.
Antidesma venosum, commonly known as the tassel-berry, is a species of small dioecious tree in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is native to Africa, China and Indochina.
