Boehmeria glomerulifera
Boehmeria glomerulifera
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 glomerulifera is an evergreen shrub or small tree with an erect to more or less scrambling growth habit. The stems eventually become fairly robust, the plant growing from 1 - 8 metres tall[ 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 for its useful fibre, which is used locally. The species is known from several hundred collections, and occurs in innumerable locations and in a wide range of habitats. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 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. ].