Urticaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Boehmeria virgata macrophylla

Edibility

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Medicinal

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Safety & Hazards

Although members of the nettle family, plants in this genus do not have stinging hairs[ 235 Title An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada Publication Author Britton. N. L. Brown. A. Publisher Dover Publications. New York. Year 1970 ISBN 0-486-22642-5 Description Reprint of a 1913 Flora, but still a very useful book. ].

Botanical Description

Boehmeria virgata macrophylla is an erect, perennial plant producing a cluster of stems that can become woody and persistent, at least at their base. It usually grows 1 - 2 metres tall, exceptionally to 3.5 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. , 1106 Title The Old World species of Boehmeria (Urticaceae, tribus Boehmerieae). A taxonomic revision Publication Blumea 58, 2013: 85-216 Author Wilmot-Dear C.M. & Friis I. Website http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/nhn/blumea Publisher Year 2013 ISBN Description A comprehensive revision of the genus. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild, mainly for its useful fibre which is used locally. Widespread, in a wide range of habitats and presumed often abundant. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 1106 Title The Old World species of Boehmeria (Urticaceae, tribus Boehmerieae). A taxonomic revision Publication Blumea 58, 2013: 85-216 Author Wilmot-Dear C.M. & Friis I. Website http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/nhn/blumea Publisher Year 2013 ISBN Description A comprehensive revision of the genus. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate; tropical

Native RangeTropical Africa, - Sierra Leone to Ethiopia, south to Angola, Mozambique; E. Asia - Indian subcontinent, China, through southeast Asia to Indonesia.

HabitatRiver beds in the sub-Himalayan tract at elevations up to 1,200 metres[ 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. ]. Edges of forests, valleys and roadsides; at elevations rom 100 - 3,000 metres in western 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. ].