Boehmeria tenuistachys Rusby

 
  • Family : URTICACEAE
    (Nettle Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : BICHCHHOO FAMILY (बिच्छू फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Urticaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Procris caudata (Sw.) Poir.; Ramium caudatum (Sw.) Kuntze; Boehmeria ampullacea Kunth; Boehmeria arborescens Gardner; Boehmeria arguta Mart. ex Miq.; Boehmeria caudata var. arborescens (Gardner) Wedd.; Boehmeria caudata var. arguta (Mart. ex Miq.) Wedd.; Boehmeria caudata var. lanceolata Wedd.; Boehmeria caudata var. petiolaris (Kunth) Blume; Boehmeria caudata var. tomentosa Wedd.; Boehmeria flagelliformis Liebm.; Boehmeria guatemalensis Gand.; Boehmeria palmeri S.Watson; Boehmeria peruviana Blume; Boehmeria petiolaris Kunth; Boehmeria scabrella Blume; Boehmeria sordida Rusby; Boehmeria stipulata Glaz.; Boehmeria tenuistachys Rusby; Ramium ampullaceum Kuntze; Urtica spicata Sessé & Moc.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Boehmeria caudata Sw.
  • Habit : Tree
  • Key identification features : Small trees; Leaves ovate, 5-nerved, coarsely serrate, glabrous; Flowers large in pendulous, greenish brown spikes.
  • Flower, Fruit : August- December
  • Distribution :
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng
  • Native : Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Venezuela
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Venezuela
  • Literature :
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 410
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Boehmeria tenuistachys. Downloaded on 15 November 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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