Antidesma venosum

Short description: Species of flowering plant

Tassel-berry

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Plantae
Clade:  | Tracheophytes
Clade:  | Angiosperms
Clade:  | Eudicots
Clade:  | Rosids
Order:  | Malpighiales
Family:  | Phyllanthaceae
Genus:  | Antidesma
Species:  |

A. venosum

Binomial name
Antidesma venosum

E.Mey. ex Tul.

Synonyms

Antidesma natalense Harv.[1]

Antidesma venosum, commonly known as the tassel-berry, is a species of small dioecious tree in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is native to Africa, China and Indochina.

Numerous small, sessile flowers are produced on drooping catkin-like spikes, which are about 10 cm long. The flowers produce an unpleasant smell, and the tree is in fruit for more than a month during late summer. Each small, oval-shaped fruit measures about 8 x 4 mm in size. They are initially fleshy green, and change to bright red and eventually purplish black as they ripen. The fruit are utilized by many species of animal and bird.

## References

1. ↑ "Antidesma venosum E.Mey. ex Tul.". ThePlantList, Version 1.1. 2013. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-12367.

Wikidata ☰ Q10958060 entry

0.00

(0 votes)

Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antidesma venosum. Read more

|

Retrieved from "https://handwiki.org/wiki/index.php?title=Biology:Antidesma_venosum&oldid=2408791"