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Bridelia retusa
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Bridelia retusa

Bridelia retusa

Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

The bark is used as a poison[1].

Cultivation Details

HabitDeciduous Tree
GrowthFast

A fairly fast-growing tree[2]. The plant is reported to be resistant to fire in regularly burnt grassy savannahs[1].

Propagation

Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-19. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Bridelia+retusa>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

  1. [1]Euphorbiaceae of Malesia — http://www.nationaalherbarium.nl/euphorbs/ ↩︎An online resource that is still being developed, it gives detailed botanical descriptions of plants in the family Euphorbiaceae found growing in Malesia (the region from Peninsual Malaysia through Indonesia, the Philippines).
  2. [2]A Manual of Indian Timbers. — Gamble. J. S. · Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh · 1972 · ISBN - ↩︎First written in the 19th century, but still a classic, giving a lot of information on the uses and habitats of Indian trees. Not for the casual reader.