Antidesma ghaesembilla Gaertner (1788: 189)

* Antidesma ghaesembilla Gaertner (1788: 189) View in CoL

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]) GoogleMaps ; 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.