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Bridelia ovata
Variegated variety of Bridelia ovata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Phyllanthaceae
Genus:	Bridelia
Species:	B. ovata
Binomial name
Bridelia ovata Decne.
Synonyms
Bridelia burmanica Hook.f. Bridelia kurzii Hook.f. Bridelia lanceolata Kurz ex Teijsm. & Binn. Bridelia ovata var. acutifolia Müll.Arg. Bridelia pedicellata Ridl. Bridelia tomentosa var. oblonga Gehrm. Cleistanthus lanceolatus (Kurz ex Teijsm. & Binn.) Müll.Arg. Kaluhaburunghos lanceolatus (Kurz ex Teijsm. & Binn.) Kuntze

Bridelia ovata is a species of flowering plant in the family Phyllanthaceae, native from Indo-China to west Malesia. It was first described by Joseph Decaisne in 1834.

Distribution

Bridelia ovata is native to the Andaman Islands, Cambodia, Java, the Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Myanmar, Sumatra, Thailand and Vietnam.

Conservation

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. As of February 2023, this species was regarded as a synonym of Bridelia ovata, which has a wider distribution.

References

1. ^ "Bridelia ovata Decne.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2023-02-03
2. "Bridelia ovata Decne.", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2023-02-03
3. 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

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