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Boehmeria clidemioides
Urticaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Boehmeria clidemioides

Boehmeria clidemioides

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
1/5

Safety & Hazards

Although members of the nettle family, plants in this genus do not have stinging hairs[1].

Cultivation Details

HabitPerennial
Growth—

Species in this genus generally succeed in a warm sandy soil[2] that is very well-drained[3]. Plants aresometimes monoecious, but more commonly dioecious, in which case both male and female forms need to be grown if fruit and seed are required[4, 5].

Propagation

Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-19. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Boehmeria+clidemioides>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

  1. [1]An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada — Britton. N. L. Brown. A. · Dover Publications. New York. · 1970 · ISBN 0-486-22642-5 ↩︎Reprint of a 1913 Flora, but still a very useful book.
  2. [2]RHS Dictionary of Plants plus Supplement. 1956 — F. Chittendon. · Oxford University Press · 1951 · ISBN - ↩︎Comprehensive listing of species and how to grow them. Somewhat outdated, it has been replaced in 1992 by a new dictionary (see [ 200 ]).
  3. [3]The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. — Huxley. A. · MacMillan Press · 1992 · ISBN 0-333-47494-5 ↩︎Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
  4. [4]Flora of China — Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. · 1994 · http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ ↩︎An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
  5. [5]The Old World species of Boehmeria (Urticaceae, tribus Boehmerieae). A taxonomic revision — Wilmot-Dear C.M. & Friis I. · 2013 · http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/nhn/blumea ↩︎A comprehensive revision of the genus.
  6. [6]Useful Fiber Plants of the World — Dodge C.R. · USDA; Washington. · 1897 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ ↩︎A rather dated, but very comprehensive catalogue of fibre plants from around the world. The book can be downloaded from the Internet.