Phyllanthaceae

Antidesma ghaesembilla Gaertn.

Family: Phyllanthaceae
Genus: Antidesma

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Antidesma ghaesembilla (Antidesma ghaesembilla) — FlowerPhoto: Thomas Mesaglio, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (7)

Chinese: 方叶五月茶, 方葉五月茶, 圆叶早禾子, 田边木, 黑加仑树
Indonesian: Ande-ande
Khmer: Dang keap kdam
Malay: Guncak, Gunchak
Malayalam: കാട്ടുപുളിഞ്ചി
Thai: เม่าไข่ปลา
Vietnamese: Chòi mòi

Synonyms

Antidesma frutescens Jack
Antidesma ghaesembilla var. genuinum Mull.Arg.
Antidesma ghaesembilla var. paniculatum (Blume) Müll.Arg.
Antidesma ghaesembilla var. vestitum (C.Presl) Müll.Arg.
Antidesma paniculatum Blume
Antidesma pubescens Roxb.
Antidesma rhamnoides Brongn. ex Tul.
Antidesma schultzii Benth.
Antidesma spicatum Blanco
Antidesma vestitum C.Presl
Cansjera grossularioides Blanco
Cansjera rheedii Blanco

Flowers

In flower: April, June (from 10 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Thomas Mesaglio, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Siddarth Machado, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
LeavesPhoto: madhavan a.p, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: deepachandran, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Firos AK, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Nielbert Raner, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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.