Urticaceae FAMILY

Leucosyke puya

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Leucosyke puya is an evergreen shrub or a small tree usually growing around 1 - 2 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. ]. A high quality fibre is obtained from the stem bark[ 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. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - southern China (Guangxi, Guizhou, Sichuan, Xizang, Yunnan) northeast India, Nepal, Bhutan, Laos, Vietnam, Indonesia

HabitatThickets, valleys, dry slopes or shady, wet places; at elevations from 400 - 2,000 metres[ 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. ].