Antidesma bunius
CURRANT TREE, CHINESE LAUREL
Phyllanthaceae

 
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Plant type: evergreen tree

Hardiness zones: 9b-13

Sunlight: hot overhead sun to warm low sun

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to constantly moist

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline
8m
Plant habit
 
6m

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Origins: Australia, QLD, India-Subcontinent, China-Korea-Taiwan, Tropical Asia, Pacific Islands

Other Botanical Names: Antidesma andamanicum, A. ciliatum, A. collettii, A. cordifolium, A. crassifolium, A. floribundum, A. glabrum, A. rumphii, A. stilago, A. sylvestre, A. thorelianum, Sapium crassifolium, Stilago bunius

Other Common Names: Salamander Tree, Bignay

 
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Antidesma bunius
CURRANT TREE, CHINESE LAUREL
Phyllanthaceae

 

  Plant type: evergreen tree

Hardiness zones: 9b-13

Sunlight: hot overhead sun to warm low sun

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to constantly moist

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline
8m
Plant habit
 
6m

FEATURES

Flowers: unpleasantly fragrant flowers in green

Flowering Time: early summer to late summer

Leaves: mid green

Ornamental Fruit: red & black on females

Edibility: fruit, edible fruit


DESIGN

Garden Styles: suits tropical designs

Uses: informal screen

Growth rate: average

Maintenance Level: average

Skill Level: average

Animals: fruit



HAZARDS

Ingestion dangers: bark, leaves poisonous






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