About Sour Currant Shrub
Antidesma acidum is a shrub or small tree that is native to an area from Java to Southwestern China and Pakistan. It is a long-lived, shade-tolerant species that is usually found under closed-canopy. The fruit is eaten in many places, the leaves in some locations. In Luang Prabang (Laos) open-air markets, the leaves are only sold alongside Russula mushrooms, to give a sour flavour to soup made from the fungi.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Antidesma acidum
- Genus
- Antidesma
- Family
- EUPHORBIACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests and sacred groves
- Native to
- Tropical Asia
- Distribution
- India incl. Andaman & Nicobar, Myanmar, Thailand, South China, Indo-China, Java, Nepal
- Flowering & fruiting
- May-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- Dhakki, आमरी Aamari, Khatua
- Nepali
- अरचल Archal
- Bengali
- অর্চল Archal, মুট্টা Mutta
- Tamil
- Asaripuli, Keathekkayyaa, புளிச்சமரம்
- Telugu
- Pella-gumudu
- Kannada
- ಬಿಳಿಕೊಮ್ಮೆ Bilikomme, ಕರಿಹುಳಿಪ Karrihulipa, ಸಣ್ಣಗೂಗೆ Sannagooge
- Malayalam
- Areepazham, Arippazhachedi, Sirupulli
- Marathi
- Ghondurili
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Sour Currant Shrub belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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