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[Dinesh Valke]

Euphorbiaceae (castor, euphorbia, or spurge family) » Bridelia retusa
Synonyms: Bridelia spinosa, Bridelia squamosa, Cluytia retusa, Clutia spinosa


bree-DAY-lee-uh -- named for the Swiss botanist Samuel Elisée von Bridel (1761-1828)
re-TOO-suh -- rounded and notched tip


commonly known as: spinous kino tree • Assamese: কহিব, kuhir • Bengali: geio, kosai • Garo: khasi • Hindi: ekdania, काझी kaji, kasai, katti-daman, kattian, khaja, कुहिर kuhir • Kannada: ಮುಳ್ಳುಹೊನ್ನೆ ಮರ mulluhonne mara • Khasi: dieng rishan • Konkani: कांटे आसन kamte asan • Malayalam: മുള്‍ക്കൈനി mulkaini, മുള്ളുവേങ്ങ mulluvenga • Marathi: असण or असणा asana • Nepalese: गायो gayo • Oriya: asano • Sanskrit: असनः or आसनः asana • Tamil: செம்மரம் cemmaram, மலைவேங்கை malai-venkai, மரவகை maravakai • Telugu: కోరామద్ది koramaddi, మద్దికాయలు maddi-kayalu, ములుమద్ది mulu-maddi, పుట్టకరక putta-karaka


Native to: south China, Indian subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia


Edible use (WILD):

... ripe or unripe fruit (as FRUIT) ... NISCAIR Online Periodicals Repository ... Plants and People of Nepal ... Henriette's Herbal