Bridelia ovata

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Bridelia ovata
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Variegated variety of Bridelia ovata
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Phyllanthaceae
Genus: Bridelia
Species:
B. ovata
Binomial name
Bridelia ovata
Synonyms [1]
  • Bridelia burmanicaHook.f.
  • Bridelia kurziiHook.f.
  • Bridelia lanceolataKurz ex Teijsm. & Binn.
  • Bridelia ovata var. acutifoliaMüll.Arg.
  • Bridelia pedicellataRidl.
  • Bridelia tomentosa var. oblongaGehrm.
  • Cleistanthus lanceolatus(Kurz ex Teijsm. & Binn.) Müll.Arg.
  • Kaluhaburunghos lanceolatus(Kurz ex Teijsm. & Binn.) Kuntze

Bridelia ovata is a species of flowering plant in the family Phyllanthaceae, native from Indo-China to west Malesia. [1] It was first described by Joseph Decaisne in 1834. [2]

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Distribution

Bridelia ovata is native to the Andaman Islands, Cambodia, Java, the Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Myanmar, Sumatra, Thailand and Vietnam. [1]

Conservation

Bridelia kurzii was assessed as "vulnerable" in the 1998 IUCN Red List, where it is said to be native only to the Nicobar Islands and the Andaman Islands. [3] As of February 2023, this species was regarded as a synonym of Bridelia ovata, which has a wider distribution. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Bridelia ovata Decne.", Plants of the World Online , Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew , retrieved 2023-02-03
  2. ↑ "Bridelia ovata Decne.", The International Plant Names Index , retrieved 2023-02-03
  3. ↑ World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998), "Bridelia kurzii", IUCN Red List of Threatened Species , 1998 e.T33494A9782819, doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T33494A9782819.en , retrieved 2023-02-03


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