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Bridelia retusa

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Details
Ethnobotanical Use
General Uses
Synonyms
Common Names
Subtypes (subspecies, varieties, subvarieties, forms)
Germination/Propagation
Distribution
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Internal ID UUID643ffb54f0cea904079856
Scientific name Bridelia retusa
Authority (L.) A.Juss.
First published in Euphorb. Gen. : 109 (1824)

Ethnobotanical Use Top

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General Uses Top

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Common products:
Timber (fuelwood) is the most widely reported use; the wood is hard and dense and commonly used locally for charcoal and firewood in parts of South and Southeast Asia. Small-diameter stems are used for poles and implements, including agricultural handles and walking sticks. Recorded products from other plant parts are sparse in the literature consulted.

Industrial and craft applications:
No firm evidence of specific industrial processing such as pulp and paper, fiberboard, or specialty adhesives was found; practical use remains confined to solid wood and charcoal.

Food and beverages (non-medicinal):
No non-medicinal food or beverage uses are documented in the sources cited for this taxon.

Colorants and tanning:
No documented use as a natural dye or tanning material is reported for Bridelia retusa.

Wood and fiber:
Given species is valued as a dense, hard wood suitable for fuelwood and charcoal; occasional use for poles and tool handles is noted. No records of bast or fiber processing were found.

Fragrance and cosmetics:
No fragrance, essential oil, or cosmetic applications are documented.

Properties relevant to use:
The wood’s high density and hardness (typical of mature Bridelia species) support its suitability for fuel and charcoal, although quantitative density and composition data were not reported in the sources consulted.

Standards and regulation:
No international or national standards specifically applicable to Bridelia retusa timber, charcoal, or related products were identified.

Sustainability and sourcing:
The species is used in reforestation and stabilization plantings in degraded and secondary forest sites, indicating its ecological value; however, conservation assessments and trade volumes were not reported in the literature reviewed.

Synonyms Top

Scientific name Authority First published in
Bridelia airy-shawii P.T.Li Acta Phytotax. Sin. 20: 117 (1982)
Bridelia amoena Wall. ex Baill. Étude Euphorb. : 584 (1858)
Bridelia cambodiana Gagnep. Bull. Soc. Bot. France 70: 432 (1923)
Bridelia chineensis Thin J. Biol. (Vietnam) 9: 37 (1987)
Bridelia cinerascens Gehrm. Beibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 95: 30 (1908)
Bridelia crenulata Roxb. Fl. Ind. ed. 1832 , 3: 734 (1832)
Bridelia fruticosa Pers. Syn. Pl. 2: 591. 1807 (1807)
Bridelia hamiltoniana var. glabra Müll.Arg. Linnaea 34: 77. 1865
Bridelia pierrei Gagnep. Bull. Soc. Bot. France 70: 434 (1923)
Bridelia retusa var. glabra Gehrm. Beibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 95: 30. 1908
Bridelia retusa var. glauca Hook.f. Fl. Brit. India 5: 268. 1887
Bridelia retusa var. pubescens Gehrm. Beibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 95: 30. 1908
Bridelia retusa var. roxburghiana Müll.Arg. Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 15(2): 493. 1866
Bridelia retusa var. squamosa (Lam.) Müll.Arg. Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 15(2): 493. 1866
Bridelia retusa var. stipulata Gehrm. Beibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 95: 30. 1908
Bridelia roxburghiana (Müll.Arg.) Gehrm. Beibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 95: 30 (1908)
Bridelia spinosa (Roxb.) Willd. Sp. Pl., ed. 4 , 4: 979 (1806)
Bridelia squamosa (Lam.) Gehrm. Beibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 95: 30 (1908)
Bridelia squamosa var. meeboldii Gehrm. Beibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 95: 30. 1908
Clutia retusa L. Sp. Pl. 1475 1753
Clutia spinosa Roxb. Pl. Coromandel 2: 38 (1802)
Clutia squamosa Lam. Encycl. 2: 54 (1786)
Andrachne doonkyboisca B.Heyne ex Wall. Numer. List [Wallich] n. 7879. 1847
Bridelia retusa var. genuina Müll.Arg. Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 15(2): 493. 1866
Bridelia squamosa var. typica Gehrm. Beibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 95: 30. 1908
Andrachne doonkyboisca B.Heyne ex Benth. Numer. List n.° 7879. 1847 (1847)

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Language Common/alternative name
Persian بریدلیا رتوسا
Kannada ಮುಳ್ಳುಹೊನ್ನೆ
Malayalam മുള്ളുവേങ്ങ
Marathi असाणा
Burmese ဆိတ်ချေးပင်
Nepali गायो
Sinhala කැට කෑල
Tamil முள்வேங்கை
Chinese 小柿子叶
Chinese 大叶土蜜树
Chinese 大葉土蜜樹

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

Legend for the distribution data:
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- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
  • Asia-temperate
    • China
      • China South-central
      • China Southeast
      • Hainan
  • Asia-tropical
    • Indian Subcontinent
      • Assam
      • Bangladesh
      • East Himalaya
      • India
      • Nepal
      • Sri Lanka
      • West Himalaya
    • Indo-China
      • Cambodia
      • Laos
      • Myanmar
      • Thailand
      • Vietnam
    • Malesia
      • Malaya
      • Sumatera

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000424897
Tropicos 50049915
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:340219-1
The Plant List kew-24616
Open Tree Of Life 932760
NCBI Taxonomy 283087
IUCN Red List 147644815
IPNI 340219-1
iNaturalist 540874
GBIF 3076196
Freebase /m/0j3fh75
EOL 1149047
USDA GRIN 7708
Wikipedia Bridelia_retusa

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

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Scientific Literature Top

Below are displayed the latest 15 articles published in PMC (PubMed Central®) and other sources (DOI number only)!
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Title Authors Publication Released IDs
Electrospun nanofibers synthesized from polymers incorporated with bioactive compounds for wound healing Palani N, Vijayakumar P, Monisha P, Ayyadurai S, Rajadesingu S J Nanobiotechnology 27-Apr-2024
PMCID:PMC11056076
doi:10.1186/s12951-024-02491-8
PMID:38678271
Water, starch, and nuclear behavior in ray parenchyma during heartwood formation of Catalpa bungei ‘Jinsi’ Guo P, Zhao X, Yang Z, Wang Y, Li H, Zhang L Heliyon 27-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10937695
doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e27231
PMID:38486779
Plant-mediated synthesis of silver nanoparticles: unlocking their pharmacological potential–a comprehensive review Dhir R, Chauhan S, Subham P, Kumar S, Sharma P, Shidiki A, Kumar G Front Bioeng Biotechnol 09-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10803431
doi:10.3389/fbioe.2023.1324805
PMID:38264582
Geometric entropy of plant leaves: A measure of morphological complexity Muraleedharan V, Rajan SC, R J PLoS One 02-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10760904
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0293596
PMID:38166118
Recent advance on nanoparticles or nanomaterials with anti-multidrug resistant bacteria and anti-bacterial biofilm properties: A systematic review Moradi F, Ghaedi A, Fooladfar Z, Bazrgar A Heliyon 10-Nov-2023
PMCID:PMC10685370
doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e22105
PMID:38034786
Bakuchiol, a natural constituent and its pharmacological benefits Nizam NN, Mahmud S, Ark SM, Kamruzzaman M, Hasan MK F1000Res 07-Nov-2023
PMCID:PMC10683784
doi:10.12688/f1000research.129072.1
PMID:38021404
The presence of wild edible plants and determinants influencing their harvest, consumption, and conservation in south eastern Bhutan Bajgai RC, Bajgai Y, Johnson SB PLoS One 10-Oct-2023
PMCID:PMC10564141
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0285936
PMID:37816046
Saponin-Derived Silver Nanoparticles from Phoenix dactylifera (Ajwa Dates) Exhibit Broad-Spectrum Bioactivities Combating Bacterial Infections Adnan M, Siddiqui AJ, Ashraf SA, Ashraf MS, Alomrani SO, Alreshidi M, Tepe B, Sachidanandan M, Danciu C, Patel M Antibiotics (Basel) 07-Sep-2023
PMCID:PMC10525761
doi:10.3390/antibiotics12091415
PMID:37760712
Development of a new chromatographic method for the determination of bakuchiol in cosmetic products Kurpet K, Chwatko G Sci Rep 24-Aug-2023
PMCID:PMC10449805
doi:10.1038/s41598-023-41076-7
PMID:37620384
Antibacterial and Antifungal Terpenes from the Medicinal Angiosperms of Asia and the Pacific: Haystacks and Gold Needles Wiart C, Kathirvalu G, Raju CS, Nissapatorn V, Rahmatullah M, Paul AK, Rajagopal M, Sathiya Seelan JS, Rusdi NA, Lanting S, Sulaiman M Molecules 04-May-2023
PMCID:PMC10180233
doi:10.3390/molecules28093873
PMID:37175283
Preliminary Approaches to Cosmeceuticals Emulsions Based on N-ProlylPalmitoyl Tripeptide-56 Acetat-Bakuchiol Complex Intended to Combat Skin Oxidative Stress Barna AS, Maxim C, Trifan A, Blaga AC, Cimpoesu R, Turcov D, Suteu D Int J Mol Sci 10-Apr-2023
PMCID:PMC10138778
doi:10.3390/ijms24087004
PMID:37108165
Do carbon stocks and floristic diversity of tropical homegardens vary along an elevational gradient and based on holding size in central Kerala, India? Kumar BM Agrofor Syst 07-Apr-2023
PMCID:PMC10081327
doi:10.1007/s10457-023-00821-7
PMID:37193256
Native Plant Species: a Tool for Restoration of Mined Lands Gairola SU, Bahuguna R, Bhatt SS J Soil Sci Plant Nutr 23-Feb-2023
PMCID:PMC9948791
doi:10.1007/s42729-023-01181-y
PMID:36855557
Beyond the Risk of Biofilms: An Up-and-Coming Battleground of Bacterial Life and Potential Antibiofilm Agents Zeineldin M, Esmael A, Al-Hindi RR, Alharbi MG, Ashenafi Bekele D, Teklemariam AD Life (Basel) 11-Feb-2023
PMCID:PMC9959329
doi:10.3390/life13020503
PMID:36836860
Pea eggplant (Solanum torvum Swartz) is a source of plant food polyphenols with SARS-CoV inhibiting potential Govender N, Zulkifli NS, Badrul Hisham NF, Ab Ghani NS, Mohamed-Hussein ZA PeerJ 29-Nov-2022
PMCID:PMC9744172
doi:10.7717/peerj.14168
PMID:36518265

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Benzenoids / Phenol ethers / Anisoles
Elemicin 10248 Click to see 208.25 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(02)00623-4
> Lignans, neolignans and related compounds / Furanoid lignans
Episesamin 5204 Click to see C1C2C(COC2C3=CC4=C(C=C3)OCO4)C(O1)C5=CC6=C(C=C5)OCO6 354.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(02)00623-4
Sesamin 72307 Click to see C1C2C(COC2C3=CC4=C(C=C3)OCO4)C(O1)C5=CC6=C(C=C5)OCO6 354.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(02)00623-4
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Monoterpenoids / Aromatic monoterpenoids
4-Isopropylbenzoic acid 10820 Click to see CC(C)C1=CC=C(C=C1)C(=O)O 164.20 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(02)00623-4
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Monoterpenoids / Bicyclic monoterpenoids
(-)-Isochaminic acid 639640 Click to see CC1(C2C1C=C(CC2)C(=O)O)C 166.22 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(02)00623-4
(1R,6S)-7,7-dimethylbicyclo[4.1.0]hept-2-ene-3-carboxylic acid 22298188 Click to see 166.22 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(02)00623-4
7,7-Dimethylbicyclo[4.1.0]hept-2-ene-3-carboxylic acid 66896067 Click to see 166.22 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(02)00623-4
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Sesquiterpenoids
(E)-4-(1,5-Dimethyl-3-oxo-1-hexenyl)benzoic acid 639639 Click to see 246.30 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(02)00623-4
4-(6-Methyl-4-oxohept-2-en-2-yl)benzoic acid 78200896 Click to see 246.30 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(02)00623-4
4-(6-Methyl-4-oxohept-5-en-2-yl)benzoic acid 78384850 Click to see 246.30 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(02)00623-4
4-(6-Methyl-4-oxohepta-2,5-dien-2-yl)benzoic acid 78384849 Click to see 244.28 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(02)00623-4
4-(6-Methyl-4-oxoheptan-2-yl)benzoic acid 11276709 Click to see CC(C)CC(=O)CC(C)C1=CC=C(C=C1)C(=O)O 248.32 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(02)00623-4
4-[(2E)-6-methyl-4-oxohepta-2,5-dien-2-yl]benzoic acid 5316894 Click to see CC(=CC(=O)C=C(C)C1=CC=C(C=C1)C(=O)O)C 244.28 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(02)00623-4
4-[(2R)-6-methyl-4-oxohept-5-en-2-yl]benzoic acid 5316896 Click to see 246.30 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(02)00623-4
4-[(2R)-6-methyl-4-oxoheptan-2-yl]benzoic acid 5316897 Click to see CC(C)CC(=O)CC(C)C1=CC=C(C=C1)C(=O)O 248.32 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(02)00623-4
4-[(2S)-6-methyl-4-oxoheptan-2-yl]benzoic acid 162970924 Click to see CC(C)CC(=O)CC(C)C1=CC=C(C=C1)C(=O)O 248.32 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(02)00623-4
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavans / Flavan-4-ols
(2S,4R)-2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-chromene-4,5,7-triol 121231123 Click to see C1C(C2=C(C=C(C=C2OC1C3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)O)O)O)O 290.27 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0367-326X(00)00317-8
3',4,4',5,7-Pentahydroxyflavan 114505 Click to see 290.27 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0367-326X(00)00317-8
Luteoforol 440834 Click to see 290.27 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0367-326X(00)00317-8

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