Urticaceae FAMILY

Touchardia latifolia

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitShrub

Growth—

The plant grows best at elevations from 300 - 1,500 metres^[1]. The plant flourishes best in a deeply shaded woodland position with hardly any clearing^[1].

Propagation

Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Touchardia+latifolia>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

[1]Occasional Papers of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum Vol. 11 — Bishop Museum Press; Honolulu · 1903 - 1907 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org ↩︎Includes an article on the fibre plants of Hawaii.
[2]The Indiginous Trees of the Hawaiian Islands — Rock J.F. · 1913 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org ↩︎A guide to the trees and forests of Hawaii. Rather dated, but a good work. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
[3]Hawaiian Ethnobotany Online Database — http://www2.bishopmuseum.org/ethnobotanydb/index.asp ↩︎Brief details on over 100 species of Hawaiian plants.
[4]Useful Fiber Plants of the World — Dodge C.R. · USDA; Washington. · 1897 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ ↩︎A rather dated, but very comprehensive catalogue of fibre plants from around the world. The book can be downloaded from the Internet.