Urticaceae FAMILY

Sarcochlamys pulcherrima

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Sarcochlamys pulcherrima is an evergreen shrub or small tree growing from 2 - 6 metres tall[ 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. ]. The plant is the source of a good fibre and a dye, which are used locally.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - southern China, India, Bhutan, Sikkim, Myanmar, Thailand, Indonesia.

HabitatTropical rain forests, open and damp secondary forests on floodplains; at elevations from 800 - 1,400 metres in southern China[ 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. ].