Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Phyllanthaceae | Genus: Bridelia | Species: Bridelia retusa (Linn.) A.Juss. |
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| Synonym | Bridelia cambodiana Gagnep., Bridelia amoena Wall. ex Baill. |
Flower Color | Greenish |
| Common Name | Kaji, Khaja, Kassi ,Asana, Eka divi | Flower Type | Raceme |
| English / Trade Name | Spinous Kino Tree | Flowering Period | July-Sept |
| Vernacular /Local Name | - | Fruiting Period | Oct-Dec |
| Altitude | 100-1400 m | Fruit Type | Drupe |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Drupes globose, 7-10 mm across, greenish-purple, arranged in axillary or terminal spikes |
| Habitat | Occurs in evergreen forests usually occur as narrow strips along water courses | Bark Type | Prickly |
| Distribution | India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, southern China, and Sumatra | Bark Details | Long spines when young; bark grey |
| Distribution in manipur | Origin | Native | |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Elliptic | ||
| Description of Species | Deciduous trees, to 8 m high, with about 2-3 cm long spines when young; bark grey. Leaves elliptic-oblong, entire or slightly crenulate, base obtuse or truncate, obtuse or acute at apex. Flowers small, dioecious, greenish yellow, in axillary or spicateclusters.Stamens 5, filaments united below in the column. Fruits a fleshy drupe, size of a pea, purple-black.Bark yields tannin; leaves as fodder; fruits edible, sweet in taste; decoction of roots given in diarrhea; bark in boiled water is used to gargle in gum diseases | Leaf Details | Leaves elliptic-oblong, 7.5-20 x 5-9 cm, entire or slightly crenulate, base obtuse or truncate, obtuse or acute at apex |
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