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Bridelia curtisii

Botanic Family

Phyllanthaceae

Author

Hooker f.

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Cambodia
• Andaman Islands
• Nicobar Islands - India
• N. Sumatra - Indonesia
• Malaysia
• Thailand
• Vietnam

Natural Habitats

• Mangrove swamps
• tidal riversides
• evergreen forest
• disturbed savanna

Flowering Times

Fruiting Times

Straggling shrub or tree to 7m. Coriaceous mostly glabrous leaves to 80mm x 36mm. Axillary clusteror glomerule of up to 12 green minute flowers with bracts to 1mm x 0.8mm, greenish-yellow sepals to 2mm x 1.5mm. Male flower to 5mm diameter. pistillate flowers to 5mm diameter. Greenish-purple fruit to 6.5mm diameter.

Food & medicine

Further References

• The Plant List 2
• Kew
• FBA
• UTP
• Flora Malesiana