Bridelia
Encyclopedia
Bridelia is a plant
genus
of the family
Phyllanthaceae
. This genus comprises approximately between 60 and 70 species
, found from Africa
, Australia
and Asia
.
Bridelia species are used as food plants by the larva
e of some Lepidoptera
species including Endoclita malabaricus
.
The genus Bridelia was named in the honor of Samuel Elisée Bridel-Brideri
by the German botanist Carl Ludwig Willdenow
.
Plant
Plants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. Precise definitions of the kingdom vary, but as the term is used here, plants include familiar organisms such as trees, flowers, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. The group is also called green plants or...
genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Phyllanthaceae
Phyllanthaceae
Phyllanthaceae is a family of flowering plants in the eudicot order Malpighiales. It is most closely related to the family Picrodendraceae. The Phyllanthaceae are most numerous in the tropics, with many in the south temperate zone, and a few ranging as far north as the middle of the north temperate...
. This genus comprises approximately between 60 and 70 species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
, found from Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
.
Bridelia species are used as food plants by the larva
Larva
A larva is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults. Animals with indirect development such as insects, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase of their life cycle...
e of some Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera is a large order of insects that includes moths and butterflies . It is one of the most widespread and widely recognizable insect orders in the world, encompassing moths and the three superfamilies of butterflies, skipper butterflies, and moth-butterflies...
species including Endoclita malabaricus
Endoclita
Endoclita is a genus of moths of the family Hepialidae. There are 60 described species found in eastern and southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent.- Species :*E. aboe - India*E. absurdus - China*E. actinidae - China...
.
The genus Bridelia was named in the honor of Samuel Elisée Bridel-Brideri
Samuel Elisée Bridel-Brideri
Samuel Elisée Bridel-Brideri was a Swiss-German bryologist.He studied at the University of Lausanne, and at the age of 19 began work as a tutor to the princes of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg...
by the German botanist Carl Ludwig Willdenow
Carl Ludwig Willdenow
Carl Ludwig Willdenow was a German botanist, pharmacist, and plant taxonomist. He is considered one of the founders of phytogeography, the study of the geographic distribution of plants...
.
Synonymy
The genus is also known as:- Candelabria Hochst.
- Gentilia A.Chev. & BeilleBeilléBeillé is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays-de-la-Loire in north-western France.-References:*...
- Pentameria KlotzschJohann Friedrich KlotzschJohann Friedrich Klotzsch was a German pharmacist and botanist.His principal work was in the field of mycology, with the study and description of many species of mushroom.-Selected works:...
ex Baill.Henri Ernest BaillonHenri Ernest Baillon was a French botanist and physician. He was born in Calais on November 30, 1827 and died in Paris on July 19, 1895.Baillon spent his professional life as a professor of natural history, and he published numerous works on botany... - Tzellemtinia Chiov.
Species include
- Bridelia adusta
- Bridelia balansae
- Bridelia cathartica
- Bridelia cinnamomea
- Bridelia exaltataBridelia exaltataBridelia exaltata known as the Brush Ironbark or Scrub Ironbark is a tree of eastern Australia. It occurs in and on the margins of the drier rainforests. Also occurring by streams, often in association with the Black Bean, up to an elevation of 600 metres above sea level...
- Bridelia ferruginea
- Bridelia fordii
- Bridelia kurziiBridelia kurziiBridelia kurzii is a species of plant in the Phyllanthaceae family. It is endemic to India. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 20 August 2007....
- Bridelia micranthaBridelia micranthaBridelia micrantha, the Mitzeeri or the Coastal Golden-leaf, is a tree in the Phyllanthaceae family and is native to Africa.-Description:...
- Bridelia monoica
- Bridelia montana
- Bridelia mooniiBridelia mooniiBridelia moonii is a species of plant in the Phyllanthaceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.-References:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 20 August 2007....
- Bridelia oligantha
- Bridelia retusa
- Bridelia stipularis
- Bridelia tenuifolia
- Bridelia whitmoreiBridelia whitmoreiBridelia whitmorei is a species of plant in the Phyllanthaceae family. It is endemic to Malaysia.-References:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 20 August 2007....