Urticaceae FAMILY
Cypholophus macrocephalus
Cypholophus macrocephalus
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Cypholophus macrocephalus is a shrub or small tree growing 1 - 3 metres tall[ 490 Title Flora Vitiensis Nova Publication Author Smith. A.C. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden; Hawaii Year 1979 ISBN Description A comprehensive flora of Fiji, often showing plant uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for the fibre obtained from its stems. This is used locally.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Philippines to the Pacific Islands.
HabitatDense forest at elevations of 300 - 650 metres in Fiji[ 490 Title Flora Vitiensis Nova Publication Author Smith. A.C. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden; Hawaii Year 1979 ISBN Description A comprehensive flora of Fiji, often showing plant uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. Rich soils of light woods mixed with cogon grass at elevations of around 900 metres in the Philippines.