About Climbing Bridelia
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.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Bridelia stipularis
- Genus
- Bridelia
- Family
- EUPHORBIACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Semi-Evergreen forests
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Malesia, Tropical Africa
- Flowering & fruiting
- May-March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Bengali
- Harinhara, পাটখই
- Telugu
- chiri aannem, chiriannem, dankibura
- Kannada
- ಅಕ್ಷತೆಬಳ್ಳಿ akshathe balli, ಬಿಸಿಲಬಳ್ಳಿ bisila balli, ಅಕ್ಷತೆ ಬಳ್ಳಿ, ಬಿಸಿಲ ಬಳ್ಳಿ
- Malayalam
- chalaru, kain, ചെറുപനച്ചി
- Marathi
- phatarpodi, ran-phatarphad, पाथरफोडी
Botanical family
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Climbing Bridelia belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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