Bridelia tomentosa Blume, Bijdr. 597 1826. (Syn: Amanoa tomentosa Baill.; Bridelia glabrifolia Merr.; Bridelia lancifolia Roxb.; Bridelia nayarii P.Basu; Bridelia phyllanthoides W.Fitzg.; Bridelia rhamnoides Griff.; Bridelia tomentosa var. chinensis Müll.Arg.; Bridelia tomentosa var. chinensis (Müll. Arg.) Gehrm.; Bridelia tomentosa var. eriantha Airy Shaw; Bridelia tomentosa var. glabrescens Benth.; Bridelia tomentosa var. glabrifolia (Merr.) Airy Shaw; Bridelia tomentosa var. lancifolia (Roxb.) Müll.Arg.; Bridelia tomentosa var. nayarii (P.Basu) Chakrab., M.Gangop. & N.P.Balakr.; Bridelia tomentosa var. ovoidea Benth.; Bridelia tomentosa var. rhamnoides (Griff.) Müll.Arg.; Bridelia tomentosa var. trichadenia Müll.Arg.; Bridelia urticoides Griff.; Phyllanthus loureiroi Müll.Arg. [Illegitimate]);
Euphorbiaceae Fortnight : Phyllanthaceae - Bridelia tomentosa, Blume <=> Pop Gun Seed Tree - Bangalore - RA : Attachments (10 + 2). 3 posts by 2 authors. Usually flowers and fruits as a shrub about 1-4 m tall. Leaf blades about 3.7-9 x 2-6 cm, petioles about 3-6 mm long. Lateral veins about 7-13, curving but not forming distinct loops inside the blade margin. Stipules short, filiform. Numerous flowers in each fascicle. Calyx lobes about 1.5-2 x 0.5-0.9 mm. Petals small and inconspicuous, about 0.5-0.6 x 0.4-0.5 mm. Anther filaments about 0.4-0.6 mm long, anthers globose, about 0.5 x 0.4 mm. Styles about 0.4-0.9 mm long, each style with two stigmatic branches. Fruits globular, about 6-7 x 4-6 mm, calyx persistent at the base of the fruit. Seeds about 3-5 mm long, +/- hemispherical, enclosed in a bony endocarp. Cotyledons curved, about 2.5-3 mm long, wider than the radicle. Radicle If there are hairs on the leaves then it is var. tomentosa, othewise var. glabrescence. It is not recorded for the state of Karnataka.
ID Please: Please help me with the of this tree clicked in Nagpur in May 2011.The tree was about 8-10m tall. Due to the height of its leaves and the surroundings, I could not manage to take descriptive pictures. No flowering was observed. I hope these pictures will help in its identification. This could be a species of Bridelia. I think it is Bridelia, too (due to the simple leaves and closely parallel lateral nerves).
Tree For ID : Lalbagh,Bangalore : 121213 : AK-14 : Attachments (3). 5 posts by 3 authors. A medium size tree with green berry like fruits seen on 24/11/13. Id please. Adding a cropped picture Bridelia tomentosa, Blume <=> Pop Gun Seed Tree I think i sent a wrong one before. Thanks for the id. This seems to be the right one. Zizyphus sp (?) from Assam-Jan 2014 : Attachments (6). 5 posts by 4 authors. Attached images may be Zizyphus sp. . Please ID the plant. Date :30.12.2013 Location: Assam Family :Rhamnaceae (?) Genus & species :Zizyphus sp (?) Habitat: Grows wild on foot of the hill. Habit : Small tree Why not a sp. of Bridelia of Phyllanthaceae ? B. tomentosa ? / B. sikkimensis ? ... gave right suggestion. The identity here is Bridelia tomentosa Blume var. tomentosa of the family Phyllanthaceae, Euphorbiaceae sensu lato. Thank You, ... for validating the ID as Bridelia tomentosa Blume var. tomentosa It seems, intra-specific variations are much in this taxon. I can even see a variety described by your team ! Common bushy shrubs or small trees all over the Andaman Islands in inland forests and thickets.
Location : Kolasib, Mizoram Date : 12-02-2020 Habit : Shrub or small tree Habitat : Wild B. montana, This is Bridelia sikkimensis. Please match with my post in efi on the same. Thanks, ... Leaves in images at Bridelia sikkimensis as well as at GBIF look broader than posted images. Hi, ..., May I request you to pl. post high resolution images.
Images of Bridelia tomentosa at Zizyphus sp (?) from Assam-Jan 2014 looks more closer to this plant.
Well, Bridelia tomentosa is characterized by the usually narrow leaves, tapering towards apex, the pubescent branchlets, petioles and leaves on the undersurface. The fruits are sessile, globose to subglobose, 4.5-7 mm in diameter, 2-locular, often slightly bilobed. There is a less common variety, var. glabrescens which does not occur in mainland India. As regards the images listed under B. tomentosa as well as Zizyphus (as per your link) have pubescence. The image by ... is also showing traces of hairs on petioles and branchlets which can be clarified through an image of higher resolution. Hence, this may also be B. tomentosa var. tomentosa. I am attaching herewith two images of typical B. sikkimensis for comparison. Attachments (2) References: The Plant List |
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