Bridelia retusa - armed trunk :: Nagla block of SGNP :: 21 DEC 19

[Dinesh Valke]

Nagla forest  ... part of Sanjay Gandhi National Park Date: December 21, 2019 ... Altitude: sea level to about 600 ft asl

Bridelia retusa  (L.) A.Juss. Trunk of young tree, armed with extra-long spines - perhaps to protect from foragers.

Regards. Dinesh

[dr.rakesh Singh]

This I have seen in Matheran . That time I had no idea about its identity . 

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[Dinesh Valke]

Thanks Rakesh ji.

I saw it the first time in SGNP during field trip with BNHS team and our leader briefly explained about the tree to us, and that it is born armed as a matter of protection.

Regards.

Dinesh