Boehmeria polystachya Wedd.

 
  • Family : URTICACEAE
    (Nettle Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : BICHCHHOO FAMILY (बिच्छू फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Urticaceae
  • Subfamily : Urticaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Boehmeria tibetica C.J.Chen; Ramium polystachyum (Wedd.) Kuntze; Urtica polystachya Wall.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Boehmeria polystachya Wedd.
  • Habit : Subshrub
  • Habitat : Warm and Cool broad-leaved forest; 1200 - 2500 m. altitude
  • Comments / notes : Grows along streams
  • Flower, Fruit : July-November
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • West Bengal : West Bengal
  • Native : Bhutan, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Himalaya to South-East Tibet
  • 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
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Boehmeria polystachya. Downloaded on 12 October 2024.

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