Antidesma bunius

Simão, Inês F., Silveira, Paulo C., Wajer, Jacek, Schuiteman, André & Welzen, Peter Van, 2024, Checklist of the Timorese Euphorbiaceae and related families, Phytotaxa 661 (2), pp. 123-149 : 138

* Antidesma bunius (L.) Sprengel (1824: 826)

Ecology: in wet evergreen forest, dipterocarp forest and teak forest; on river banks, at forest edges, along roadsides; in bamboo thickets; in semi-cultivated and cultivated areas; in shady or open habitats; usually in secondary but also in primary vegetation. It thrives best in open, sunny places (A. Lamb, pers. comm.), and is said to be common in the early stages of secondary forest succession, invading marginal grassland (Gruèzo in PROSEA 2, 1991: 79); on sand, loam or clay over (coral) limestone or granite bedrock; elevation: sea level up to 2100 m ( Hoffmann 2006).

Distribution: Hawaiian Islands, Tahiti, India (incl. Andaman & Nicobar Islands), Sri Lanka, southern China (Hainan and Guangdong prov.), Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Singapore, Sumatra, Christmas Island, Java, Borneo, Philippines, Sulawesi, Lesser Sunda Islands, Moluccas, New Guinea ( Hoffmann 2006).

Specimens examined: Indonesia (Timor Barat): Kupang, [Kupang, 10°10’15” S, 123°36’25” E], 12 February 1936, Neth. Ind. For. Service bb 20264 ( L [ L.2175879]) ; Timor — Zippelius, A. s.n. ( L [ L.2175880]) ; Zippelius, A. s.n. ( L [ L.2175881]) ; Unknown s.n. ( L [ L.2175882]) ; Spanoghe, J. B. s.n. ( L [ L.2175884]) .

Red List Assessment: Least Concern.