Bridelia cinerascens Gehrm.

 
  • Family : EUPHORBIACEAE
    (SPURGE FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Euphorbiaceae
  • Species : Bridelia cinerascens
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Bridelia retusa (L.) A.Juss.
  • Vernacular name : Bonthayepi, Koramaddi (Tel.)
  • Key identification features : A medium-sized deciduous tree up to 18 m high. Young trees are armed with strong conical thorns. Bark is grey to dark brown, with longitudinal cracks. Leaves are simple, elliptic-oblong, brown pubescent on the lower surface; lateral nerves 18-25 pairs, usually forked near the margin. Flowers are borne in clusters on an elongated spike. Petals are 5, clawed, cucullate and dentate in male and with a corona in female. Stamens are borne on a gynophore. Styles 2, stigma bifid. Fruit is a 1-seeded pyrene.
  • Habit : Tree
  • Flower, Fruit : September-March
  • Comments : Occasional in deciduous forest of Eastern Ghats.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Kanchipuram district (Tamil Nadu State); Tirumala Hills (Chittoor district), Nallamalai Hills (Kurnool district), Kadapa district, Veligonda Hills (Nellore district) (Andhra Pradesh State)
  • World Distribution : India
  • Literature : Franklin Benjamin & G.V.S.Murthy, 2013. Flora of Sri Venkateswara National Park, Andhra Pradesh, BSI.; Pullaiah, T & Ali Moulali, D., 1997. Flora of Andhra Pradesh. Vol. 2.; Neginhal, S.G., Forest Trees of the Western Ghats includes Eastern Ghats and Deccan Plateau. 2011.
  • 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 cinerascens. Downloaded on 27 June 2024.

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