Antidesma ghaesembilla Gaertner (1788: 189)

Simão, Inês F., Silveira, Paulo C., Wajer, Jacek, Schuiteman, André & Welzen, Peter Van, 2024, Checklist of the Timorese Euphorbiaceae and related families, Phytotaxa 661 (2), pp. 123-149 : 138-139

* Antidesma ghaesembilla Gaertner (1788: 189)

Ecology: in savannah, grassland, open forest, dense scrubby forest and vine thickets; in fresh-water swamps, at the edge of mangrove, in coastal fringes; in waste areas around human habitation (Malay: “belukar”); also in mixed evergreen or deciduous forest, associated with Bischofia , Dipterocarpaceae , Eucalyptus , Ficus , Grevillea , Macaranga , Quercus , Terminalia ; in teak-forest in Java; along roadsides and river banks; on dry to swampy ground; usually in secondary vegetation; on clay, sand, lateritic soil, black peat, limestone; sometimes on ultrabasic soil; over shale and granite bedrock; elevation: 0–1250 m ( Hoffmann 2006).

Distribution: India incl. Nicobar Islands, Sri Lanka, southern China (Hainan, Guangdong prov.), Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Borneo (Kalimantan, Sabah), Philippines, Sulawesi, Lesser Sunda Islands, Moluccas, New Guinea, northern Australia ( Hoffmann 2006).

Specimens examined: Indonesia (Timor Barat): { Oëpnion ?}, 7 February 1966, Kooy, C. W. 356 ( L [ L.2176384]) ; Kupang , [Nonbaun, 9°54’22” S, 123°54’10” E], Teijsmann, H. B. 11623 ( L [ L.2176399]) ; South Central Timor , 10 March 1932, Neth. Ind. For. Service bb 16634 ( L [ L.2176400]) ; Timor — Zippelius, A. s.n. ( L [ L.2176386]) ; Unknown s.n. ( L [ L.2176387]) ; Zippelius , A. s.n. ( L [ L.2176388]) ; Unknown s.n. ( L [ L.2176389]) ; Zippelius , A. s.n. ( L [ L.2176390]) ; Spanoghe , J. B. s.n. ( L [ L.2176403]) ; Spanoghe , J. B. s.n. ( L [ L.2176402]) ; January 1935, Herb Museum Paris s.n. ( L [ L.2176404]) .

Red List Assessment: Least Concern.