Phyllanthaceae FAMILY

Bridelia stipularis

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

The plant is said to be poisonous[ 327 Title Euphorbiaceae of Malesia Publication Author Website http://www.nationaalherbarium.nl/euphorbs/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An online resource that is still being developed, it gives detailed botanical descriptions of plants in the family Euphorbiaceae found growing in Malesia (the region from Peninsual Malaysia through Indonesia, the Philippines). ].

Botanical Description

Bridelia stipularis is a scrambling shrub that can produce stems 16 - 20 metres long, or a small, sparsely-branched tree up to 8 metres tall with laxly pendulous branches[ 327 Title Euphorbiaceae of Malesia Publication Author Website http://www.nationaalherbarium.nl/euphorbs/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An online resource that is still being developed, it gives detailed botanical descriptions of plants in the family Euphorbiaceae found growing in Malesia (the region from Peninsual Malaysia through Indonesia, the Philippines). ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - China, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines.

HabitatPrimary and secondary forests, often near wet places (rivers, swamps, seashore, mangrove); soil: mostly reported from sandy soil, but also from limestone or loamy soil above igneous rocks, at elevations up to 400 metres, occasionally to 1,100 metres[ 327 Title Euphorbiaceae of Malesia Publication Author Website http://www.nationaalherbarium.nl/euphorbs/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An online resource that is still being developed, it gives detailed botanical descriptions of plants in the family Euphorbiaceae found growing in Malesia (the region from Peninsual Malaysia through Indonesia, the Philippines). ].