Urticaceae FAMILY

Gonostegia hirta

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Gonostegia hirta is an annual or perennial herb growing up to 75 cm tall[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ]. The stems, which can be erect, scrambling or drooping, become woody at their base[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ]. The plant is gathered from the wild for local use as a source of fibre and medicines.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate; tropical

Native RangeE. Asia - Indian Subcontinent, Myanmar, southern and eastern China, Japan, Philippines, Vietnam, Laos, Malaysia, Indonesia, New Guinea, NE Australia

HabitatSunny stream banks in valleys and weed patches alongside woodlands[ 147 Title A Barefoot Doctors Manual. Publication Author ? Publisher Running Press; Philadelphica. Year 1977 ISBN 0-914294-92-X Description A very readable herbal from China, combining some modern methods with traditional chinese methods. ]. Weedy places, thickets by ditches and rice fields; at elevations from 100 - 1,000, occasionally to 2,700 metres[ 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. ].