Antidesma is a genus of tropical plant in the family Phyllanthaceae formally described by Linnaeus in 1753.

[3][1] It is native to tropical Africa, S + E + SE Asia, Australia, and various oceanic islands.

[2][4][5][6] Antidesma is a variable genus which may be short and shrubby or tall and erect, approaching 30 metres in height.

It has large oval shaped leathery evergreen leaves up to about 20 centimetres long and seven wide.

The fruits are spherical and just under a centimeter wide, hanging singly or paired in long, heavy bunches.