Boehmeria macrophylla var. scabrella (Dalzell & A.Gibson) D.G.Long

 
  • Family : URTICACEAE
    (Nettle Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : BICHCHHOO FAMILY (बिच्छू फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Urticaceae
  • Subfamily : Urticaceae
  • Basionym : Boehmeria platyphylla var. scabrella Wedd.
  • Synonym(s) : Boehmeria caudata (Burm.f.) J.J.Sm.; Boehmeria scabrella Gaudich. ex Miq.; Splitgerbera scabrella Dalzell & A.Gibson; Urtica caudata Burm.f.; Urtica scabrella Roxb.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Boehmeria virgata var. scabrella (Dalzell & A.Gibson) Friis & Wilmot-Dear
  • Habit : Subshrub
  • Habitat : Thickets, disturbed places in secondary forests, roadsides; 200 - 1300 m. altitude
  • Key identification features : Leaf blade papery, 4.5 -7(-10) × 2 - 4(-6) cm, rugose, adaxial surface stiffly hispid, reticulate veins strongly raised abaxially
  • Flower, Fruit : June-November
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Subansiri
  • Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, Borneo, China, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Islands, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : North India to South China and West Malesia
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 217
    • GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 1: Part 1. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 127
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 409
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Boehmeria macrophylla var. scabrella. Downloaded on 6 October 2024.

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