• Family : EUPHORBIACEAE
  (SPURGE FAMILY)
• Family (as per The Plant List) : Phyllanthaceae
• Species : Bridelia retusa
• Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Not found in The Plant List
• Common name : Spinous Kino Tree
• Vernacular name : Gondui, Ekadania, Khaja (Hin.); Kove mullu, Mullu honne, Mullu jogala (Kan.); Adamaruthu, Mulvaengai, Marivaengai, Semmaram (Tam.); Verrikarike, Bonta yepi, Anemu, Koramadi (Tel.); Khasi, Kais, Paani gassi (Ori.)
• Collection Nos : KFP 8727
• Collector(s) Name : S.B.Manohar & B.R.Ramesh
• Collection Date : 03/08/79
• Collection Locality : B.R.Hills, Chamarajnagar distict, Karnataka State
• Habitat : Deciduous forest
• Key identification features : Often with impressed lateral nerves on upper surface of leaves, elongate, interrupted spikes and flowers in sessile clusters.
• Habit : Tree
• Flower, Fruit : August-February
• Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
• Distribution Locality : Throughout Eastern Ghats
• World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Moluccas, Myanmar
• Literature : J.L.Ellis, 1990- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 2; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3 ; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipal, Orissa; N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (2). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.; Naidu, M.T. & O.A. Kumar (2015). Tree species diversity in the Eastern Ghats of northern Andhra Pradesh, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 7(8): 7443-7459
• Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Bridelia retusa. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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