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Climbing bridelia (Bridelia stipularis)

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.

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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.



Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Tracheophyta Subphylum: Angiospermae Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Malpighiales Family: Phyllanthaceae Subfamily: Phyllanthoideae Tribe: Bridelieae Genus: Bridelia Species: Bridelia stipularis

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