Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2635)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2573)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2146)
Order: Malpighiales (111)
Family: Euphorbiaceae (77)(family description)
Genus: Bridelia (2)
Epithet: ferruginea Benth. (4)
Synonym: Gentilia chevalieri Beille
chevalieri => in honor of Auguste Jean Baptiste Chevalier (1873-1956), French botanist, taxonomist and explorer
ferruginea => rust-coloured