About Black Currant Tree
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. 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.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Antidesma ghaesembilla
- Genus
- Antidesma
- Family
- EUPHORBIACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Mixed forests
- Native to
- India to Malaysia
- Distribution
- India, Bangladesh, South China, Myanmar, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, China, Malaysia, North Australia
- Flowering & fruiting
- April-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- Amti, Umtoa
- Nepali
- Chipli
- Bengali
- Khudi-jam, Timtoa
- Telugu
- Jaana palasheru, Lona, Nallaballi
- Kannada
- Pulimpurase, Pullampurasi
- Malayalam
- Cheriyakottam, Cheriyannatam, Tsjeriamcottam
- Marathi
- Jomdri
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Black Currant Tree belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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