Chinese laurel
Antidesma bunius
Also known as Salamander tree
About Chinese laurel
Antidesma bunius is a species of fruit tree in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is native to South Asia, Southeast Asia, Melanesia, and northern Australia. It is commonly known as bignay, after its native name in the Philippines, where the fruits are commonly used for making bignay wine and jams. It is also known more ambiguously as Chinese laurel, Queensland cherry, salamander tree, wild cherry, and currant tree.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Antidesma bunius
- Genus
- Antidesma
- Family
- EUPHORBIACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests, also in sacred groves
- Distribution
- India incl. Andaman & Nicobar, Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, SE.Asia, South China, New Guinea, Java
- Flowering & fruiting
- April-August
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- हिमालचेरी Himalcheri
- Nepali
- अर्चल
- Tamil
- நாளைதளி Nolaidali, கொரந்தி
- Telugu
- aanepoo, anepu, jaanupolaari
- Kannada
- kareekomme, kari komme, naayi kote
- Malayalam
- Airyaporiyan, Mayilkombi, Aryaporiyan
- Marathi
- aamatee, amati, bhumy-sadpay
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Chinese laurel belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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