Glochidion eriocarpum Champ. ex Benth. is a plant in the Phyllanthaceae family, order Malpighiales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Glochidion eriocarpum Champ. ex Benth.

Glochidion eriocarpum Champ. ex Benth.

Glochidion eriocarpum is a Phyllanthaceae bush or tree from East Asia, collected locally to treat skin diseases.

Genus
Glochidion
Order
Malpighiales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Glochidion eriocarpum Champ. ex Benth.

Glochidion eriocarpum Champ. ex Benth. is a plant species belonging to the family Phyllanthaceae. This species occurs naturally in East Asia. It grows as either a bush or a tree, and primarily grows well in moist tropical habitats, at elevations between 100 and 1700 meters above sea level. Individuals of this species are collected from the wild for local use as a medicine, most often to treat skin diseases including urticaria and eczema.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Malpighiales Phyllanthaceae Glochidion

More from Phyllanthaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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