Bridelia stipularis (PROSEA)

Plant Resources of South-East Asia
Introduction

Family: Euphorbiaceae

Vernacular names

Indonesia: kanyere badak, kandri kebo, daun kutu (Java)
Malaysia: chenderai gajah, kenidai babi, kenidai samak
Philippines: kuto-kuto (Tagalog), karabaui (Ilokano), alub-alub (Sambali)
Laos: salongx kh'oong
Thailand: makaa khruea (central), sa ai khruea (Yala), hatsa ai khruea (northern).

Distribution

Nepal, India, southern China, Thailand, Indo-China, and Malesia. In Malesia in Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, Java, the Lesser Sunda Islands, and the Philippines.

Uses

The bark is occasionally used for tanning, the fruits for dyeing black. The leaves are used medicinally in poultices.

Observations

A scrambling shrub or liana up to 15 m long, distinguished from related species by its comparatively large flowers (to 10 mm diameter) and fruits (to 11 mm), and softly tomentose indumentum. In Malesia it is found in lowlands (up to 400 m altitude) in secondary forests, thickets, bamboo forests, and along water courses.

Selected sources

2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 20, 45.