Urticaceae FAMILY

Debregeasia wallichiana

Edibility

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Medicinal

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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 wallichiana is an evergreen shrub or small tree growing up to 6 metres tall with a thin bole about 8cm in diameter[ 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 gathered from the wild, mainly for its good quality fibre.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate; tropical

Native RangeE. Asia - India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, southern China (Yunnan), northern Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia

HabitatSubtropical forest slopes of limestone mountains; at elevations around 800 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. ]. Found at elevations up to 2,100 metres in the eastern 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. ].