Glochidion rubrum

Bl.

Red glochidion

PhyllanthaceaeLeaves

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Leaves

Young leaves are eaten.

Where to Find It

It is a tropical plant. It grows in clear forests. It grows from the lowlands to the high mountains in Java. In SE China it grows between 200-600 m above sea level. It can be up to 2,400 m above sea level.

Asia, Cambodia, China, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, SE Asia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam,

Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen

How to Identify

A shrub or tree. It grows 4-20 m tall. The leaves are oblong or sword shaped and oblique, They are 3-15 cm long by 1-6 cm wide. The flowers are small and yellowish white.

How to Grow

Plants are grown from seeds.

Medicinal Uses

The macerated leaves are used in the treatment of haemorrhoids.

Other Uses

The wood is used for timber.

Notes

There are about 300 Glochidion species.

Names & Synonyms

Dempul, Dempul lele, Dempul merah, Gambiran, Kitimbel, Lamer, Lew aw

References (5)

Burkill, I.H., 1966, A Dictionary of the Economic Products of the Malay Peninsula. Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Vol 1 (A-H) p 1095
Martin, F.W. & Ruberte, R.M., 1979, Edible Leaves of the Tropics. Antillian College Press, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. p 89, 192
Ochse, J.J. et al, 1931, Vegetables of the Dutch East Indies. Asher reprint. p 276
Sukarya, D. G., (Ed.) 2013, 3,500 Plant Species of the Botanic Gardens of Indonesia. LIPI p 633
Terra, G.J.A., 1973, Tropical Vegetables. Communication 54e Royal Tropical Institute, Amsterdam, p 49