Bridelia ovata

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]

Bridelia ovata
Variegated variety of Bridelia ovata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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 burmanica Hook.f.
  • Bridelia kurzii Hook.f.
  • Bridelia lanceolata Kurz ex Teijsm. & Binn.
  • Bridelia ovata var. acutifolia Müll.Arg.
  • Bridelia pedicellata Ridl.
  • Bridelia tomentosa var. oblonga Gehrm.
  • Cleistanthus lanceolatus (Kurz ex Teijsm. & Binn.) Müll.Arg.
  • Kaluhaburunghos lanceolatus (Kurz ex Teijsm. & Binn.) Kuntze

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. "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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