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Climbing bridelia (Bridelia stipularis)

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Climbing bridelia (Bridelia stipularis) is a species of plant in the Phyllanthaceae, evergreen, growing climbing on large trees or shrubs or fences, stems cylindrical, woody and stiff, bark brown, bare and branching.

B. stipularis has leaves that sit alternate and opposite, oval in shape, a major vein in the middle, minor veins laterally, green on top, pale underside. Leaves have short stalks.



Inflorescences grow in the axils of the leaves, star-shaped and green or red. The fruits grow in the axils of the leaves, clustered, round or slightly oval in shape, smooth surface, green in color and change to red and black.

TAXON

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Subphylum: Angiospermae
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Phyllanthaceae
Subfamily: Phyllanthoideae
Tribe: Bridelieae
Genus: Bridelia Willd. in Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 4: 978 (1806)
Species: Bridelia stipularis (L.) Blume in Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind.: 597 (1826)

HOMOTYPIC SYNONYMS

Clutia stipularis L. in Mant. Pl.: 127 (1776)
Bridelia stipularis var. typica Gehrm. in Beibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 95: 29 (1908)
Lebidiera stipularis (L.) Müll.Arg. in Linnaea 32: 81 (1863)

HETEROTYPIC SYNONYMS

Clutia scandens Roxb. in Pl. Coromandel 2: 39 (1802)
Bridelia alnifolia Griff. in Not. Pl. Asiat. 4: 481 (1854)
Bridelia dasycalyx Kurz in J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 42: 241 (1873)
Bridelia dasycalyx var. aridicola Kurz (1873)
Bridelia montana Woodrow ex J.J.Sm. in S.H.Koorders & T.Valeton, Bijdr. Boomsoort. Java 12: 315 (1910)
Bridelia scandens (Roxb.) Willd. in Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 4: 979 (1806)
Bridelia stipularis var. ciliata Gehrm. (1908)
Bridelia stipularis subsp. philippinensis Jabl. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 147, VIII(Heft 65): 57 (1915)
Bridelia zollingeri Miq. in Fl. Ned. Ind. 1(2): 364 (1859) Ziziphus racemosa Wall. in Numer. List: n.° 7878 D (1847)

PUBLICATIONS

Balakrishnan, N.P. & Chakrabarty, T. (2007). The family Euphorbiaceae in India. A synopsis of its profile, taxonomy and bibliography: 1-500. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehra Dun.

Chakrabarty, T. & Balakrishnan, N.P. (2018). Indo-Burmese Phyllanthaceae: A Taxonomic Revision: 1-437. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehra Dun.

Chayamarit, K. & Van Welzen, P.C. (2005). Euphorbiaceae (Genera A-F). Flora of Thailand 8(1): 1-303. The Forest Herbarium, National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok.

Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.

Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Karthigeyan, K., Pandey, R.P. & Mao, A.A. (eds.) (2023). Flora of Andaman and Nicobar Islands 2: 1-689. Botanical Survey of India. Ministry of environment, forest and climate change.

Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.

Wu, Z.Y., Raven, P.H. & Hong, D.Y. (eds.) (2008). Flora of China 11: 1-622. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

VERNACULAR NAME

Bengali: হরিণহারা Harinhara
English: Climbing Bridelia
Filipino: Kuto-kuto, Karabaui, Alub-alub
Hindi: कांगियाबेल - खागी Kangiabel, Khagi
Indonesia: Kanyere badak, Kandri kebo, Daun kutu, Aroi, Koto-koto, Kutu Kebo
Java: Kandri kebo
Kannada: Akshathe balli, Bisila balli
Lao: ສາລອງຄຮູງ Salongx kh'oong
Malayalam: Chalaru, Kain
Malaysia: Kenidai, Kenidai babi, Kenidai samak, Kerenan makan, Kenidai makan, Cenderai gajah, Kernong, Samak Jambu, Chenderai gajah
Marathi: Phatarpodi, Ran-phatarphad
Melayu: Kenidai, Kernong, Kernam
Mizo: Hrui-phaktel
Oria: Darakhia, Gaurkarsi, Notakasi
Russian: Бриделия прилистниковая
Sabah: Balatotan
Sanskrit: Ghonta
Telugu: Chiri aannem, Chiriannem, Dankibura
Thai: มาค่าครัว - ไสครัว - หัสไอเครือ Makaa khruea, Sa ai khruea, Hatsa ai khruea

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