Biology:Bridelia ovata

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Short description: Species of plant

Bridelia ovata
Variegated Bridelia ovata.jpg
Variegated variety of Bridelia ovata
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Phyllanthaceae
Genus: Bridelia
Species:
B. ovata
Binomial name
Bridelia ovata
Decne.[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Kaluhaburunghos lanceolatus Cleistanthus lanceolatus
  • Bridelia ovata var. acutifolia Bridelia burmanica
  • Hook.f. Hook.f.
  • Müll.Arg. (Kurz ex Teijsm. & Binn.) Kuntze
  • Bridelia pedicellata Bridelia lanceolata
  • Ridl. (Kurz ex Teijsm. & Binn.) Müll.Arg.
  • Bridelia kurzii Kurz ex Teijsm. & Binn.
  • Gehrm. Bridelia tomentosa var. oblonga

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]

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

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