Phyllanthus emblica
(Phyllanthaceae)
Names and origins
Characters
Ecology
Uses
Conservation
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Forest type (costal, hill, lowland, peatswamp, mountains, kerangas...)
Forest Layer (emergent, canopy, understory, forest floor, liana...)
Pioneer tree, late sucessional tree
Symbiotic microorganisms (Nitrogen-fixing bacteria, ectomycorrhiza)
Seed dispersal by animals
Pollination by birds, bats, bees, beetles
Symbiosis with animals, ants
Flowering habits and frequency
Seed germination conditions and time
<p>Melaka tree grows in forests up to 1450 m altitude. The leaves are food source for caterpillars of the several moth species including <i>Arctoscelis epinyctia</i>, <i>Dysgonia joviana</i>, <i>Ectropina acidula</i>, <i>Ectropis bhurmitra</i>, <i>Hypolamprus emblicalis</i>, <i>Maxates dissimulata</i>, <i>Thaumatotibia encarpa</i>, and <i>Zeuzera coffeae</i>. The flowers are pollinated by insects and bees. The tree is propagated by seed. </p>
Phyllanthus emblica (Phyllanthaceae) Phyllanthus emblica (Phyllanthaceae)