Bridelia retusa

Bridelia retusa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Phyllanthaceae
Genus:	Bridelia
Species:	B. retusa
Binomial name
Bridelia retusa (L.) A.Juss.

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]

Description

Bark

The bark is pale grey and often spiny when young. It becomes dark brown and fissured with the scales lifting off. ^[7]

Leaves

The leaves are about 15 cm long and are blunt or pointy at the tip. Leaves are rounded or heart-shaped at base and are hairy and paler below. ^[7]

References

1. Bridelia retusa Archived 2015-04-26 at the Wayback Machine , forestrynepal.org
2. "Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families".
3. "Bridelia retusa in Flora of China @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org.
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. "Bridelia retusa - Spinous Kino Tree".
7. Krishen, Pradip (2013). Jungle Trees of Central India. Penguin Books. ISBN   9780143420743.