Bridelia stipularis

Bridelia stipularis
Leaves and fruits
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Phyllanthaceae
Genus:	Bridelia
Species:	B. stipularis
Binomial name
Bridelia stipularis (L.) Blume
Synonyms
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. It is native to Southeast Asia, southern China, and the Indian subcontinent. 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.

External links

• Pictures
• "Bridelia stipularis". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture.
• Sreenivas, V. K.; Jisha, V. N.; Martin, Kottackal Poulose; Madhusoodanan, P. V. (2011). "Bridelia stipularis: a new source for anthocyanin production in vitro". Acta Physiologiae Plantarum. 33 (5): 2051–2056. doi:10.1007/s11738-011-0735-7. S2CID 39159349.