''Bridelia'' is a

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Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthaceae is a Family (biology), family of flowering plants in the eudicot Order (biology), order Malpighiales. It is most closely related to the family Picrodendraceae.Kenneth J. Wurdack and Charles C. Davis. 2009. "Malpighiales phylogeneti ...

first described as a genus in 1806.Willdenow, Carl Ludwig von. 1806. Species Plantarum. Editio quarta 4(2): 978-979
in Latin It is widespread across Africa, Australia, southern Asia, and various islands of the Indian and Pacific Oceans.Flora of China Vol. 11 Page 174 土蜜树属 tu mi shu shu ''Bridelia'' Willdenow, Sp. Pl. 4: 978. 1806.
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''. The genus Bridelia was named in the honor of

Samuel Elisée Bridel-Brideri Samuel Elisée Bridel-Brideri (28 November 1761 in Crassier, Vaud – 7 January 1828) 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 (22 August 1765 – 10 July 1812) was a German botanist, pharmacist, and plant Taxonomy (biology), taxonomist. He is considered one of the founders of phytogeography, the study of the geographic distribution of plants. ...

Species

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accepted the following species: * '' Bridelia adusta'' –

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Sabah Sabah () is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia located in northern Borneo, in the region of East Malaysia. Sabah has land borders with the Malaysian state of Sarawak to the southwest and Indonesia's North Kalima ...

* '' Bridelia affinis'' –

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, Thailand * ''

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Bridelia atroviridis ''Bridelia'' is a genus of plants in the family Phyllanthaceae first described as a genus in 1806.Bridelia balansae ''Bridelia'' is a genus of plants in the family Phyllanthaceae first described as a genus in 1806.Nansei-shoto The , also known as the or the , are a chain of Japanese islands that stretch southwest from Kyushu to Taiwan: the Ryukyu Islands are divided into the Satsunan Islands ( Ōsumi, Tokara and Amami) and Okinawa Prefecture ( Daitō, Miyako, Y ...

, S China, Indochina,

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Bridelia brideliifolia ''Bridelia'' is a genus of plants in the family Phyllanthaceae first described as a genus in 1806.Bridelia cathartica ''Bridelia'' is a genus of plants in the family Phyllanthaceae first described as a genus in 1806.Bridelia cinnamomea'' – Andaman Is, S Thailand, Malaysia, W Indonesia * '' Bridelia curtisii'' –

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, Indochina, Sumatra * '' Bridelia duvigneaudii'' – C Africa * '' Bridelia eranalis'' – Zaïre * '' Bridelia erapensis'' – Papua New Guinea * '' Bridelia exaltata'' – Queensland, New South Wales * ''Bridelia ferruginea'' – tropical Africa * '' Bridelia finalis'' – Queensland * '' Bridelia fordii'' Hemsl. – S China to Hainan * '' Bridelia glauca'' – S + SE + E Asia,

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* '' Bridelia grandis'' – W + C Africa * '' Bridelia harmandii'' – Indochina * '' Bridelia insulana'' – SE Asia, Papuasia, Queensland, Micronesia * '' Bridelia leichhardtii'' – Queensland * '' Bridelia macrocarpa'' –

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, New Guinea * ''

Bridelia micrantha ''Bridelia micrantha'', the mitzeeri or the coastal golden-leaf, is a tree in the family Phyllanthaceae and is native to tropical and southern Africa as well as to the island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean. Description A medium to tall tree (u ...

'' – tropical – S Africa,

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* '' Bridelia microphylla'' – Somalia * '' Bridelia mollis'' – southern Africa * ''

Bridelia montana ''Bridelia'' is a genus of plants in the family Phyllanthaceae first described as a genus in 1806.Bridelia moonii'' – Sri Lanka * '' Bridelia ndellensis'' – C Africa * '' Bridelia nicobarica'' –

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* '' Bridelia oligantha'' – Papua New Guinea * '' Bridelia ovata'' Decne. – Indo-China to W. Malesia * '' Bridelia parvifolia'' –

, Vietnam * '' Bridelia pervilleana'' – Madagascar * '' Bridelia pustulata'' – Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, Philippines * ''

Bridelia retusa ''Bridelia retusa'' is a species of ''Bridelia'' found in Bangladesh, Nepal,Bridelia retusa
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'' – S China, S + SE Asia * '' Bridelia rhomboidalis'' – Madagascar * '' Bridelia ripicola'' – C Africa * '' Bridelia scleroneura'' – Yemen, tropical Africa * '' Bridelia sikkimensis'' – Himalayas * '' Bridelia somalensis'' – Somalia * '' Bridelia speciosa'' – W Africa * '' Bridelia stipularis'' – S + E + SE Asia * '' Bridelia taitensis'' – Kenya * '' Bridelia tenuifolia'' – Angola, Namibia * '' Bridelia tomentosa'' – S + E + SE Asia, New Guinea, Australia * '' Bridelia triplocarya'' – Papua New Guinea * '' Bridelia tulasneana'' – Madagascar * '' Bridelia verrucosa'' – NE India, Himalayas * '' Bridelia whitmorei'' –

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* '' Bridelia wilksii'' – Gabon

Formerly included

Moved to other genera (''

Aporosa ''Aporosa'' is a genus of flowering plant belonging to the family Phyllanthaceae, first described as a genus in 1825. It is native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, Papuasia, and Queensland. When the genus was erected by Carl ...

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Cleistanthus ''Cleistanthus'' is a plant genus of the family Phyllanthaceae, tribe Bridelieae, first described as a genus in 1848. It is widespread in much of the Old World Tropics in Asia, Africa, Australia, and various oceanic islands. '' Cleistanthus col ...

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Damnacanthus ''Damnacanthus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus is found from Assam to temperate eastern Asia. Species * '' Damnacanthus angustifolius'' Hayata * '' Damnacanthus biflorus'' (Rehder) Masam. * '' Damnacanthus gig ...

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Phyllanthus ''Phyllanthus'' is the largest genus in the plant family Phyllanthaceae. Estimates of the number of species in this genus vary widely, from 750David J. Mabberley. 2008. ''Mabberley's Plant-Book.'' third edition (2008). Cambridge University ...

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Scleropyrum ''Scleropyrum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Santalaceae. It includes five species of evergreen small trees or shrubs native to tropical and subtropical Asia and New Guinea. *'' Scleropyrum aurantiacum'' *'' Scleropyrum brevistac ...

'').Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

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