
Urticaceae FAMILY
Elatostema calcareum
Elatostema calcareum
Edibility
1/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
Unlike many other plants in the nettle family (Urticaceae), plants in this genus do not have stinging hairs[1].
Cultivation Details
HabitPerennial
Growth—
Plants are dioecious - male and female plants must be grown if seed is required[2].
Propagation
Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Elatostema+calcareum>
Pollinators
Data unavailable
References
- [1]Australian Rainforest Plants Volumes 1 - 6 — Nicholson N. & H. · Terania Rainforest Publishing; New South Wales. · 2007 · ISBN 9-78095894-3628 ↩︎Beautiful set of booklets with a terse description of over 600 species and their habitat, often including some of their uses and notes on their cultivation, plus at least one, excellent photograph.
- [2]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.
- [3]An enumeration of the plants of Guam — Merrill E.D. · 1914 ↩︎Originally published in two sections in February and April 1914, then amalgamated.
- [4]Plants of Guam — Moore P.H. & McMakin P. · University of Guam. · 1979 · http://university.uog.edu/cals/people/POG/scipn.htm ↩︎Brief details, usually with a photo, of plants native to the island of Guam, often together with some information on their uses. An online version is available.
- [PFAF]Plants for a Future — pfaf.org ↩︎