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BS_DG_3_64_E-Antidesma_thwaitesianum (synoym of Antidesma puncticulatum)

Antidesma thwaitesianum, collected from plot 3 in the Danau Girang Field Centre by J.M, J.LR, H.S, T.G, N.P and J.W on 14/09/14.

 

Plot 3 contains semi-inundated forest, GPS position 5,245233 ; 118,022547. Semi-inundated forest tends to have low tree diversity with little undergrowth however lianas are often abundant. This forest type is characterized by periods of inundation between 3 and 6 months.

 

The Family Phyllanthaceae, formerly a subfamily of the Euphorbiaceae, contains 58 genera and 2,099 species. The family is found mostly in the tropics but also in temperate zones. Most species have alternate, simple, eglandular leaves with pinnate venation and entire margins, simple indumentum, and small actinomorphic flowers. Examples: Andrachne, Leptopus, Phyllanthopsis and Baccaurea – wood used in ikat dyeing in Bali. (Mabberly, 2008), (Vorontsova et al, 2007).

 

Plots: 11-1 DG (riparian oxbow edge), 12-2 DG (semi-inundated), 13-3 DG (semi-inundated), 14-4 DG (riparian oxbow edge), 18-8 DG (riparian).

Synonyms: A. bunius var. thwaitesianum, A. thwaitesianum (Plant List, 2010)

 

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Uploaded on October 6, 2014
Taken on September 14, 2014