Boehmeria platyphylla var. tomentosa (Wedd.) Wedd.

 
  • Family : URTICACEAE
    (Nettle Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : BICHCHHOO FAMILY (बिच्छू फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Urticaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Boehmeria macrophylla var. tomentosa (Wedd.) D.G.Long; Boehmeria platyphylla var. tomentosa (Wedd.) Wedd.; Boehmeria tomentosa Wedd.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Boehmeria virgata var. tomentosa (Wedd.) Friis & Wilmot-Dear
  • Habit : Undershrub
  • Key identification features : Undershrubs, 2-2.5m high; Leaves subcoriaceous, distinctly serrate, tomentose; Flowers in simple stout spikes, green.
  • Flower, Fruit : September- November
  • Distribution :
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Subansiri
  • Native : Cameroon, Comoros, Madagascar, Nigeria, Réunion, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre
  • Exotic/Native : Exotic
  • World Distribution : Cameroon, Comoros, Madagascar, Nigeria, Réunion, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre
  • Literature :
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 409-410
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