Dalfodi / Bishop Wood
Breynia retusa
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Kerala, Tamil Nadu & more
- Flowering
- February-December
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Breynia retusa
- Genus
- Breynia
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Semi-evergreen and dry deciduous forests, also in the plains
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- Sri Lanka, India, Nepal, Myanmar, Bangladesh
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Karnataka, Meghalaya
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
- Margin
- Variable
Typical of the Euphorbiaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Euphorbiaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Nepali
- सानों नुन ढिकी Sano Nun Dhiki
- Kannada
- ಅಸನ Asana, ಬಿಳೀಸುಲಿ Bilisuli, ಗೋಜೆ Goje
- Malayalam
- പെരുംനിരൂരി Perunniruri, പെരുംനിരൂരി, Breynia retusa
- Marathi
- डाळफोडी Dalfodi, कंगळी Kangali, डाळफोडी
About Dalfodi
Bishop Wood (Breynia retusa) is a shrub belonging to the Euphorbiaceae family (Spurge/Euphorbia family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate/opposite simple/compound leaves, cyathium/raceme/spike flower clusters, capsule (regma) fruit. It is typically found in semi-evergreen and dry deciduous forests, also in the plains. It occurs across Sri Lanka, India, Nepal, Myanmar, Bangladesh. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during February-December.
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Dalfodi belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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