Antidesma montanum

Antidesma montanum is a species of tree in the family Phyllanthaceae, native to Southeast Asia, from India to the Philippines.^[2] It can grow up to 10 m (33 ft).^[3] The fruits are edible.^[4] Four varieties have been accepted, each of which has multiple synonyms, which include Antidesma obliquinervium for A. montanum var. montanum.

Antidesma montanum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Phyllanthaceae
Genus:	Antidesma
Species:	A. montanum
Binomial name
Antidesma montanum Blume[1]
Varieties
See text.
Synonyms
Many

Taxonomy

Antidesma montanum was first described by Carl Ludwig Blume in 1827.^[2]

Varieties

As of January 2023^[update], Plants of the World Online listed four varieties:^[2]

• Antidesma montanum var. microphyllum (Hemsl.) Petra Hoffm.
• Antidesma montanum var. montanum
• Antidesma montanum var. salicinum (Ridl.) Petra Hoffm.
• Antidesma montanum var. wallichii (Tul.) Petra Hoffm.

The varieties each have multiple synonyms. As of February 2023^[update], Antidesma obliquinervium was accepted by Plants of the World Online as a synonym of A. montanum var. montanum. The 1998 IUCN Red List treated A. obliquinervium as "vulnerable", describing it as endemic to Palawan in the Philippines,^[5] while A. montanum var. montanum has a wide distribution similar to that of the species as a whole.^[6]

See also

• Antidesma bunius