Urticaceae FAMILY

Leucosyke capitellata

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

Unlike many species in the nettle family (Urticaceae), members of this genus do not have stinging hairs[ 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. ].

Botanical Description

Leucosyke capitellata is an erect, evergreen shrub or small tree usually growing around 2 - 4 metres tall, with some reports saying it can reach 10 metres[ 345 Title Minor Products of Philippine Forests Publication Author Brown. W. H. Publisher Bureau of Forestry, Manilla. Year 1920 ISBN Description A useful guide to some of the plants of the area, though terse on details. The book is out of copyright and can be legally downloaded from the Internet. , 360 Title Philippine Medicinal Plants Publication Author Website http://www.stuartxchange.org/CompleteList.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A lovely site, giving brief details on the medicinal uses of several hundred (over 400 at the last count) plants in the Philippines, plus a picture of each plant. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of fibre.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia to the Pacific - eastern Indonesia, New Guinea, Solomon Island and Vanuatu

HabitatThickets and second-growth forests; at low to medium elevations[ 360 Title Philippine Medicinal Plants Publication Author Website http://www.stuartxchange.org/CompleteList.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A lovely site, giving brief details on the medicinal uses of several hundred (over 400 at the last count) plants in the Philippines, plus a picture of each plant. ].