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Useful Tropical Plants

Bridelia glauca

Blume

Phyllanthaceae

+ Synonyms

Bridelia acuminatissima Merr.

Bridelia laurifolia Elmer

Bridelia multiflora Zipp. ex Scheff.

Bridelia nooteboomii Chakrab.

Bridelia pubescens Kurz

Bridelia sosopodonica Airy Shaw

Cleistanthus myrianthoides C.B.Rob.

Cleistanthus oblongifolius scaber Müll.Arg.

Common Name:

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General Information

Bridelia glauca is occasionally a shrub, more commonly a tree growing up to 30 metres tall. The straight bole can be unbranched for up to 18 metres and 40cm in diameter; it sometimes has a few buttresses up to 1.5 metres high and 3 metres long. The basal trunk is sometimes provided with root-thorns[
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Euphorbiaceae of Malesia
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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).
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The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of wood.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

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Euphorbiaceae of Malesia
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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).

Range

E. Asia - China, India, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines to New Guinea.

Habitat

Primary and secondary forests, often near rivers; reported from well-drained volcanic as well as from sandy, loamy, or clayey soil; over sandstone, limestone, grey schists, or granite; scattered to common; at elevations up to 1,500 metres[
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Euphorbiaceae of Malesia
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Website
http://www.nationaalherbarium.nl/euphorbs/
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Description
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).
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Properties

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HabitTree
Height25.00 m
Cultivation StatusWild

Cultivation Details

Not known

Edible Uses

Fruit - raw[
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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).
]. The juicy fruit has a sweetish flavour[
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Euphorbiaceae of Malesia
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http://www.nationaalherbarium.nl/euphorbs/
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Description
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).
]. The pale purple, ellipsoid fruits turn black when fully ripe; they are 5 - 8mm long and 4 - 8mm in diameter[
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Title
Euphorbiaceae of Malesia
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Author
 
Website
http://www.nationaalherbarium.nl/euphorbs/
Publisher
 
Year
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ISBN
 
Description
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).
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Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

The heartwood is ochre to dark brown; the up to 5cm layer of sapwood is yellowish white to orange. The wood is hard and durable. It is used for house and bridge construction, and also makes good house posts[
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Title
Euphorbiaceae of Malesia
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Website
http://www.nationaalherbarium.nl/euphorbs/
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Description
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).
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The wood is used for fuel[
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Title
Euphorbiaceae of Malesia
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://www.nationaalherbarium.nl/euphorbs/
Publisher
 
Year
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ISBN
 
Description
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).
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Propagation

Seed -
Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2024-03-28. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Bridelia+glauca>

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