Urticaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Boehmeria virgata

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Boehmeria virgata is a scandent or erect shrub, or a slender tree with a trunk up to 30cm diameter; it can grow from 1 - 8 metres tall. The plant often has drooping branches[ 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, mainly for its useful fibre which is used locally. Widespread, in a wide range of habitats and presumed often abundant. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 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. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - eastern Indonesia, Philippines, through New Guinea and Australia to the Pacific

HabitatVery varied: dense or open primary or secondary often wet montane forest and forest edges, clearings, dry rocky forest, cliffs and rocky riversides; at elevations from 300 - 1,400 metres, sometimes descending almost to sea level[ 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. ].