Embelia ribes
Vidanga
Also known as: Antidesma grossularia Raeusch. +5 more
- Antidesma grossularia Raeusch.
- Antidesma ribes (Burm.f.) Raeusch.
- Calispermum scandens Lam.
- Embelia garciniaefolia Miq.
- Embelia garcinifolia Wall. ex Ridl.
- Ribesiodes garciniaefolium (Miq.) Kuntze
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Primulaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a climbing shrub.
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Embelia ribes (commonly known as Vidanga) is a climbing shrub belonging to the Primulaceae family. Indigenous to Temperate Asia and Tropical Asia, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Shrub
Plant Type
Climber / Vine
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam
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