Smithiella myriantha Dunn

 
  • Family : URTICACEAE
    (Nettle Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : BICHCHHOO FAMILY (बिच्छू फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Urticaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Aboriella myriantha (Dunn) Bennet; Dunniella myriantha (Dunn) Rauschert; Smithiella myriantha Dunn
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Achudemia myriantha (Dunn) L.F.Fu & Y.G.Wei
  • Habit : Herb
  • Key identification features : Ascending, dioecious herbs, 30-50 cm long; Leaves ovate, obtuse at base, shortly acuminate at apex, margin dentate, cystolith prominent, linear, 3-nerved, glabrescent; Male inflorescence 6-10 mm long, perianth segments 5, ovate; female flowers and fruits unknown.
  • Flower, Fruit : December- April
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Siang
  • Native : India, Bhutan, Tibet
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : India, Bhutan, Tibet
  • Literature :
    • P. Singh, K. Karthigeyan, P. Lakshminarasimhan, S.S. Dash. 2015, Endemic vascular plants of India
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 388
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Smithiella myriantha. Downloaded on 14 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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