Urticaceae FAMILY

Pouzolzia sanguinea

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Pouzolzia sanguinea is an evergreen shrub growing 0.5 - 3 metres tall[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description 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. ]. The edible leaves are sometimes gathered from the wild for local consumption. The plant also provides a useful fibre and has minor medicinal uses.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - southern China, northern India, Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia.

HabitatWarm evergreen broad-leaved forests, thickets, edges of woods, dry valleys, roadsides at elevations of 300 - 2,300 metres in southern China[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description 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. ]. Often found in patches of abandoned cultivation at elevations up to 1,500 metres in India[ 146 Title A Manual of Indian Timbers. Publication Author Gamble. J. S. Publisher Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh Year 1972 ISBN - Description First written in the 19th century, but still a classic, giving a lot of information on the uses and habitats of Indian trees. Not for the casual reader. ].