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Phyllanthaceae

Box-leaved myrsine

Antidesma acidum Retz.

Family
Phyllanthaceae
Genus
Antidesma

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Box-leaved myrsine: Antidesma acidum
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Common names

By language (10)
Arabic
أنتيديسما أسيدوم
Assamese
হেলচ
Burmese
ကုစန်းပင်, ခူသန်ပင်
Chinese
西南五月茶, 二药五月茶, 二蕊五月茶, 宋闷, 见血封喉, 酸叶树
English
Box-leaved myrsine, Myrsine capitellata, Myrsine semi-serrata Wall., Wild sour tree
Malayalam
ആശാരിപ്പുളി
shn
တူၼ်ႈမႆႉသူမ်ႈႁဵပ်း, မႆႉသူပ်းႁဵပ်း
Tamil
புளிச்சமரம்
Thai
เม่าสร้อย
Vietnamese
Chòi mòi chua

Synonyms

  • Antidesma diandrum (Roxb.) B.Heyne ex Roth
  • Antidesma diandrum (Roxb.) Spreng.
  • Antidesma diandrum f. javanicum J.J.Sm.
  • Antidesma diandrum var. genuinum Müll.Arg.
  • Antidesma diandrum var. javanicum (J.J.Sm.) Pax & K.Hoffm.
  • Antidesma diandrum var. lanceolatum Tul.
  • Antidesma diandrum var. ovatum Tul.
  • Antidesma diandrum var. parvifolium Tul.
  • Antidesma lanceolarium (Roxb.) Steud.
  • Antidesma lanceolarium (Roxb.) Wight
  • Antidesma parviflorum Ham. ex Pax & K.Hoffm.
  • Antidesma sylvestre Wall.
  • Antidesma wallichianum C.Presl
  • Stilago diandra Roxb.
  • Stilago lanceolaria Roxb.

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.