Antidesma bunius
Also known as Chinese-laurel
species of plant
Species
Least ConcernSPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderMalpighiales
- FamilyPhyllanthaceae
Native toAndaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, China South-Central, China Southeast, Christmas I., East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos
Observations recorded2,104
Common Name: buah huhie
via GBIF · IUCN · Kew POWO
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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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