Family: Phyllanthaceae
Synonym: Bridelia scandens (Roxb.) Willd.
Vernacular name: bushveld bridelia, velvet sweetberry and
velvet-leaved bridelia
Habit: Climbing shrub
Habitat: Semi- evergreen & Moist
Deciduous Forests. Endemic to Peninsular India
Distribution: Peninsular India
Flowering and Fruiting: December-February
Key identification features: It is a climbing shrub. The leaves are
simple, alternate, and elliptic in shape. The flowers are small,
greenish-yellow, and borne in axillary cluster. The fruits are small, fleshy,
and red when ripe.
Uses: The latex is used as an adhesive
ingredient in arrow poison
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