Bridelia tomentosa Blume

 
  • Family : EUPHORBIACEAE
    (Spurge Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : AMLA FAMILY (आँवला फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Phyllanthaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Amanoa tomentosa Baill.; Bridelia glabrifolia Merr.; Bridelia lancifolia Roxb.; Bridelia nayarii P.Basu; Bridelia phyllanthoides W.Fitzg.; Bridelia rhamnoides Griff.; Bridelia tomentosa var. eriantha Airy Shaw; Bridelia tomentosa var. glabrifolia (Merr.) Airy Shaw; Bridelia tomentosa var. nayarii (P.Basu) Chakrab., M.Gangop. & N.P.Balakr.; Bridelia urticoides Griff.; Phyllanthus loureiroi Müll.Arg.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Bridelia tomentosa Blume
  • Habit : Tree
  • Key identification features : Large tree with black slender branchlets. Leaves are glacous, pubescent beneath. Drupe globose, black.
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Palkonda hills (Vishakapatnam district, Annavaram (East Godavari district)
    • Odisha : Ganjam district, Khurda district, Dhenkanal district
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Arunachal Pradesh
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Andaman and Nicobar Islands
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China, Bhutan, Hainan, India, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Northern Territory, Philippines, Queensland, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, We
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Neginhal, S.G. 2011. Forest trees of the Western Ghats includes Eastern Ghats Deccan Plateau
    • Parkinson, C.E. 1923. A Forest Flora of the Andaman Islands, Govt. of India, Shimla: 234
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Bridelia tomentosa. Downloaded on 9 October 2024.

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