Bridelia griffithii Hook.f.

 
  • Family : EUPHORBIACEAE
    (Spurge Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : AMLA FAMILY (आँवला फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System IV) : Phyllanthaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Bridelia griffithii var. cinnamomea (Hook.f.) Gehrm.; Bridelia gehrmannii Jabl.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Bridelia cinnamomea Hook.f.
  • Habit : Scrambling shrub or Tree
  • Key identification features : Scrambling shrub or tree, growing up to 10-15 ft high; Branches long, brachiate, woody, with pale bark, branchlets puberulous, very small thorns present in larger branches; Leaves 1-2 inches broad, membranous to thinly coriaceous, when dry it becomes dark brown, rather shining above, lower surface opaque, apex cuspidate or acuminate, base acute, petiole slender, about one-eighth inch long; Flowers occur in small clusters, about one-third inch in diameter, bracts either ring-like around the base of the flowers or woolly, pedicel sometimes be as long as the calyx; Female calyx small, about one-eighth inch in diameter; Petals elliptic; Disk conical with torn mouth, very broad with sub-entire margin; Styles completely free, pistillode galbrous.
  • Distribution :
    • Manipur : Andaman Islands
  • Native : Borneo, Malaya, Sumatera, Thailand
  • Exotic/Native : Exotic
  • World Distribution : Peninsula Thailand to W. Malesia
  • Literature :
    • Photographs of Navendu Page
  • Read more :
  • Permalink : https://indiatrees-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Bridelia griffithii
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2026). India Trees and Vegetation Types. Bridelia griffithii. Downloaded on 3 October 2026.

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