Bridelia montana (Roxb.) Willd.

 
  • Family : EUPHORBIACEAE
    (Spurge Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : AMLA FAMILY (आँवला फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Phyllanthaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Clutia montana Roxb.; Andrachne elliptica Roth; Bridelia hamiltoniana Wall. ex Müll.Arg.; Bridelia hamiltoniana var. genuina Müll.Arg.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Bridelia montana (Roxb.) Willd.
  • Vernacular name :
    • Karganalia (Hindi)
    • Marda (Oria)
    • Khaja, Gonduji, Karjualia (Hindi)
    • Pantenga, Panchavoni (Telugu)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Key identification features : Shrubs or small trees, 2-5 m high; branchlets pustulate; Leaves elliptic or elliptic-oblong; Flowers in dense, axillary, sessile clusters, greenish yellow; Fruits ovoid or ellipsoid, black or deep blue when ripe.
  • Flower, Fruit : April- November
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Anantapur district, Kadapa district, East Godavari district, Prakasam district, Krishna district, Srikakulam district, West Godavari district, Vishakapatnam district
    • Telangana : Nizamabad district, Adilabad district
    • Karnataka : Ballari district
    • Maharashtra : Ganpatipule (Ratnagiri)
    • Odisha : Koraput district, Malkangiri district, Ganjam district, Sambalpur district
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng, Siang, Tirap
  • Native : India
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Foothills of Himalayas
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • 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
    • N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 366
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Bridelia montana. Downloaded on 6 December 2024.

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