Bridelia curtisii Hook.F.

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Phyllanthaceae > Bridelia

Characteristics

A scrambling shrub or small tree. It can grow 7 m tall. It is recorded as growing 10-20 m tall. The leaves are oblong and 3-8 cm long by 1-4 cm wide. They are rough and stiff. There are 12 flowers in a group. They are green. The fruit are 5-7 mm across.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 7.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a tropical plant. It can grow in mangroves and along rivers and in forests. They are often on limestone. They grow between 10-1,000 m altitude. It grows in open forest.
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Mangrove swamps, tidal riversides, evergreen for­ests and open, disturbed areas (savannah); often on limestone, at elevations up to 25 metres.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The fruit are eaten.
Uses medicinal
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Bridelia curtisii world distribution map, present in Andorra, Thailand, and Viet Nam

Conservation status

Bridelia curtisii threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:340145-1
WFO ID wfo-0000417921
COL ID 5X2RM
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Bridelia curtisii Bridelia ovata var. curtisii