Bridelia stipularis

Bridelia stipularis
Leaves and fruits
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Phyllanthaceae
Tribe: Bridelieae
Genus: Bridelia
Species: B. stipularis
Binomial name
Bridelia stipularis
(L.) Blume
Synonyms[1]
  • Bridelia dasycalyx Kurz
  • Bridelia dasycalyx var. aridicola Kurz
  • Bridelia scandens (Roxb.) Willd.
  • Bridelia stipularis var. ciliata Gehrm.
  • Bridelia stipularis subsp. philippinensis Jabl.
  • Bridelia zollingeri Miq.
  • Clutia scandens Roxb.
  • Clutia stipularis L.
  • Ziziphus racemosa Wall.

Bridelia stipularis is a perennial evergreen climber grows over hedges and bushes and sometimes on bigger trees.[2] It is native to Southeast Asia, southern China, and the Indian Subcontinent.[1][3] Used as medicines in Malaysia and the Philippines. Bridelia stipularis, as other Bridelia species, used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Endoclita malabaricus.

References

  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ↑ Ayurvedic medicinal plants
  3. ↑ Flora of China Vol. 11 Page 175 土蜜藤 tu mi teng Bridelia stipularis (Linnaeus) Blume, Bijdr. 597. 1826.

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