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Bridelia retusa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Phyllanthaceae
Genus: Bridelia
Species:
B. retusa
Binomial name
Bridelia retusa
Stem of Bridelia retusa

Bridelia retusa is a species of Bridelia found in Bangladesh, Nepal,[1] India, Sri Lanka, southern China, Indochina, Thailand and Sumatra.[2][3][4]

This is the most common Indian species of Bridelia, found in dry deciduous to moist deciduous forests, mixed forest, riverbanks, rocky places, up to 2000 m in South India, 600 m in central and Central-East India, 1600 m on Himalayas and 1000 m in North East India. It is found throughout the country excluding Andaman and Nicobar Islands.[5] The bark of the roots is used in traditional medicine.[6]

References

  1. ^ Bridelia retusa Archived 2015-04-26 at the Wayback Machine, forestrynepal.org
  2. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. ^ Flora of China Vol. 11 Page 175 大叶土蜜树 da ye tu mi shu Bridelia retusa (Linnaeus) A. Jussieu, Euphorb. Gen. 109. 1824.
  4. ^ "Medicinal Plants Database of Bangladesh: Bridelia retusa (L.) Spreng". Archived from the original on 2011-02-03. Retrieved 2012-04-15.
  5. ^ Balakrishnan, Nambiyath P (2012). Loranthaceae - Daphniphyllaceae. Flora of India. Vol. 23. Botanical Survey of India. p. 558. ISBN 9788181770493. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
  6. ^ http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Spinous%20Kino%20Tree.html
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