Typical of the Euphorbiaceae family
Bridelia montana
Gondni / Mountain Bridelia गोंदनी
Hindi name · See all regional names ↓
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Telangana, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- August-December
Gondni in regional languages
Find the name you know, then compare it with the botanical profile. Columns list recorded aliases; they are not paired translations. A Latin spelling appears only when it is present in the source record.
| Language | Regional script | Recorded Latin spelling |
|---|---|---|
| Hindi | गोंदनी | Gondni |
| Marathi | चिकणी · जंगली असण | chikani, jungali asana |
See the original recorded names
- Hindi
- गोंदनी Gondni
- Marathi
- चिकणी chikani, जंगली असण jungali asana
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range includes India Kew dataset ↗︎
Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: India.
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- Telangana →Maharashtra →Andhra Pradesh →
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How to identify Gondni
Identify Gondni by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a tree habit.
- Confirm leaf margin: Entire (smooth edge).
- Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
- Confirm flower colour: Green.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: August-December.
- In India, compare location records such as Telangana, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Sikkim and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Euphorbiaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Gondni.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Bridelia montana
- Genus
- Bridelia
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Distribution
- Foothills of Himalayas
- Found in India
- Telangana, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya, Uttarakhand, West Bengal
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf margin
- Entire (smooth edge)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Gondni itself; the rest are typical of the Euphorbiaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- GreenrecordedGreen or greenish
Typical of the family
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
Characters marked “recorded” are for Gondni itself; the rest are typical of the Euphorbiaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Gondni
Mountain Bridelia (Bridelia montana) is a tree in the Euphorbiaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Telangana, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and 7 other states. Flowering and fruiting run from August to December.
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Gondni belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
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