Urticaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Debregeasia longifolia

Edibility

2/5

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

Debregeasia longifolia is an evergreen shrub or small tree with slender stems; it can grow from 2 - 7 metres tall[ 1947 Title An Account of the Genus Debregeasia (Urticaceae-Boehmerieae) Publication Kew Bulletin, Vol. 43, No. 4 (1988), pp. 673-692 Author Wilmot-Dear C.M. Publisher Year 1988 ISBN Description ]. The plant is gathered from the wild, mainly for the high quality fibre obtained from the barkbut also as a food and medicine. It is planted in reforestation projects in Thailand[ 998 Title Forest Restoration Planting in Northern Thailand Publication Proceedings of the Southeast Asian Moving Workshop on Conservation, Management and Utilization of Forest Genetic Resources No. 31/2002 Author Pakkad G.; Elliott S.; Anusarnsunthorn V. Et al Website http://www.fao.org/ Publisher Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; Bangkok Year 2002 ISBN Description A report on reforestation in northern Thailand by using specific pioneer species. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. Debregeasia longifolia has a very wide distribution, large population, is not currently experiencing any major threats and no significant future threats have been identified. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2019)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate; tropical

Native RangeE. Asia - China, Indian subcontinent, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines

HabitatMainly found on old cultivated land; at elevations up to 2,100 metres in the Himalayas[ 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. ]. Moist places, especially in forests, along river-margins and on well-watered mountain sides; at elevations from 200 - 2,500 metresl[ 272 Title Plants and People of Nepal Publication Author Manandhar. N. P. Publisher Timber Press. Oregon. Year 2002 ISBN 0-88192-527-6 Description Excellent book, covering over 1,500 species of useful plants from Nepal together with information on the geography and peoples of Nepal. Good descriptions of the plants with terse notes on their uses. , 1947 Title An Account of the Genus Debregeasia (Urticaceae-Boehmerieae) Publication Kew Bulletin, Vol. 43, No. 4 (1988), pp. 673-692 Author Wilmot-Dear C.M. Publisher Year 1988 ISBN Description ].