Urticaceae FAMILY
Cypholophus heterophyllus
Cypholophus heterophyllus
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
1/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Cypholophus heterophyllus is a shrub or small tree growing 1 - 5 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 local use as a medicine and source of fibre.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Philippines to the Pacific Islands.
HabitatDense or open forest, or on its edges; hillside thickets; pastures; and occasionally in beach thickets at elevations from sea level to about 1,150 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. ].