Urticaceae FAMILY

Debregeasia orientalis

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 orientalis is an evergreen shrub growing around 1 - 4 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 harvested from the wild for its high quality fibre[ 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. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - northern India, Nepal, Bhutan; China (Hubei, Hunan, Gangsu, Guangxi, Guizhou, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Taiwan, Xizang, Yunnan), southern Japan

HabitatShady, moist places by streams, in mountain valleys; at elevations from 300 - 2,800 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. ].