Bridelia ovata
| Bridelia ovata | |
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| Variegated variety of Bridelia ovata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Phyllanthaceae |
| Genus: | Bridelia |
| Species: | B. ovata
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| Binomial name | |
| Bridelia ovata | |
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Bridelia ovata is a species of flowering plant in the family Phyllanthaceae, native from Indo-China to west Malesia.[1] It was first described by Joseph Decaisne in 1834.[2]
Distribution[edit]
Bridelia ovata is native to the Andaman Islands, Cambodia, Java, the Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Myanmar, Sumatra, Thailand and Vietnam.[1]
Conservation[edit]
Bridelia kurzii was assessed as "vulnerable" in the 1998 IUCN Red List, where it is said to be native only to the Nicobar Islands and the Andaman Islands.[3] As of February 2023[update], this species was regarded as a synonym of Bridelia ovata, which has a wider distribution.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e "Bridelia ovata Decne.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2023-02-03
- ^ "Bridelia ovata Decne.", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2023-02-03
- ^ World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998), "Bridelia kurzii", IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, 1998: e.T33494A9782819, doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T33494A9782819.en, retrieved 2023-02-03