Bridelia retusa

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Phyllanthaceae
Subfamilia: Phyllanthoideae
Tribus: Bridelieae
Subtribus: Pseudolachnostylidinae
Genus: Bridelia
Species: Bridelia retusa
Name

Bridelia retusa (L.) Spreng.
References

Syst. veg. 3:48. 1826
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Bridelia retusa in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

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

Bridelia retusa, forestrynepal.org
Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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.
"Medicinal Plants Database of Bangladesh: Bridelia retusa (L.) Spreng". Archived from the original on 2011-02-03. Retrieved 2012-04-15.
Balakrishnan, Nambiyath P (2012). Loranthaceae - Daphniphyllaceae. Flora of India. Vol. 23. Botanical Survey of India. p. 558. ISBN 9788181770493. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Spinous%20Kino%20Tree.html