Dense-flowered China Laurel (Antidesma japonicum)

Dense-flowered China Laurel, a reference photo — Photo: 天問小窩 · CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

Antidesma japonicum is a shrub in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is found in Southeast Asia, China and Japan. It provides food and fuel. A. japonicum has two accepted varieties: the nominate variety, A. japonicum var. japonicum; and the robustius variety, A. japonicum var. robustius.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Dense-flowered China Laurel being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Eustigma oblongifolium
Bridelia balansae
Prunus phaeosticta
Symplocos congesta

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Phyllanthaceae
Genus: Antidesma
Species: Antidesma japonicum

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