Bridelia micrantha (Hochst.) Baill.

 
  • Family : EUPHORBIACEAE
    (Spurge Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : AMLA FAMILY (आँवला फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System IV) : Phyllanthaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Bridelia micrantha var. genuina Müll.Arg.; Candelabria micrantha Hochst.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Bridelia micrantha (Hochst.) Baill.
  • Habit : Tree
  • Key identification features : Semi-deciduous to deciduous tree, up to 20 m tall, crown dense, rounded, stem tall, bare; Bark young branches grey-brown, smooth, older branches, trunk dark brown, rough, cracking into square plates, slash thin, fibrous, brown to dark red, branches often spiny; Leaves alternate, simple, texture subcoriaceous, upper surface deep glossy green, lower surface paler, minutely appressed-puberulous, leaf blade elliptic, oblong-elliptic, or obovate, 4.5–18 × 1.5–7 cm, apex subobtuse to acuminate, base rounded, margin entire or slightly wavy, stipules lanceolate-acuminate, 5–7 mm long, petiole 3-10mm long; Inflorescence axillary clusters; Male flowers: sepal yellow-green, triangular, 1.5-2mm long, petals obovate, shorter than sepals, stamens 5, pedicel 1-2mm long; Female flowers: subsessile, disc enveloping the ovary, styles 2, forked; Fruit drupe, black subglobose to ellipsoid, about 8 mm long, 5–8 mm in diameter, single-seeded.
  • Flower, Fruit : September-April
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Bengaluru Urban district, Bengaluru Rural district
  • Native : Angola, Benin, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Islands, Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
  • Exotic/Native : Exotic
  • World Distribution : Tropical & S. Africa
  • Literature :
    • K.Ravikumar, A.C.Tangavelou, & Navendu Page. (2021). Seed plants of Karnataka, India: A concise dictionary. FRLHT-TDU, National Biodiversity Authority (NBA), Chennai.
  • Read more :
  • Permalink : https://indiatrees-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Bridelia micrantha
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2026). India Trees and Vegetation Types. Bridelia micrantha. Downloaded on 3 October 2026.

Distribution District wise

India Distribution

World Distribution

GBIF Distribution
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