Rashidaji,nice pictures. are these fruiits edible? love Usha On 12 March 2011 19:47, Rashida Atthar <atthar.rash...@gmail.com> wrote:
> *Bridelia retusa (L.) A. Juss* - now under Phyllanthaceae as per Kew Plant > list. These pictures were taken by me at Matheran, Mah. in October 2011. > > A small or moderate sized deciduous tree, spinous, bark grey. Leaves are > coriaceous, elliptic- oblong, obtuse, sub-acute or rounded at the apex, with > entire or slightly crenulate margins, bright green and glabrous above ( > turning pinkish -brown before falling) galucous and usually finely tomentose > beneath, base usually rounded (rarely cordate); main nerves prominent, > straight, 15-25 pairs, with finely reticulate venation inbetween. > > Drupes as can be seen in the pictures change colour from greenish to > yellowish red and finally turn purple -black. edible. The drupes are > seated on a persistent slightly enlarged calyx 8 mm in diameter. > > There are several syonyms as per Kew Plant List as follows: > > Andrachne doonkyboisca B.Heyne ex Wall. [Invalid] > Bridelia airy-shawii P.T.Li [Illegitimate] > Bridelia amoena Wall. ex Baill. > Bridelia cambodiana Gagnep. > Bridelia chineensis Thin > Bridelia cinerascens Gehrm. > Bridelia crenulata Roxb. > Bridelia fordii Hemsl. > Bridelia fruticosa Pers. > Bridelia hamiltoniana var. glabra Müll.Arg. > Bridelia pierrei Gagnep. > Bridelia retusa (L.) Spreng. > Bridelia retusa var. glabra Gehrm. > Bridelia retusa var. glauca Hook.f. > Bridelia retusa var. pubescens Gehrm. > Bridelia retusa var. roxburghiana Müll.Arg. [Illegitimate] > Bridelia retusa var. squamosa (Lam.) Müll.Arg. > Bridelia retusa var. stipulata Gehrm. > Bridelia roxburghiana (Müll.Arg.) Gehrm. > Bridelia spinosa (Roxb.) Willd. > Bridelia squamosa (Lam.) Gehrm. > Bridelia squamosa var. meeboldii Gehrm. > Clutia retusa L. > Clutia spinosa Roxb. > Clutia squamosa Lam. > > regards, > Rashida. > > > >
