Chamabainia cuspidata Wight

 
  • Family : URTICACEAE
    (Nettle Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : BICHCHHOO FAMILY (बिच्छू फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Urticaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Boehmeria squamigera Wedd.; Chamabainia cuspidata var. denticulosa W.T.Wang & C.J.Chen; Chamabainia cuspidata var. morii (Hayata) W.T.Wang; Chamabainia morii Hayata; Chamabainia squamigera (Wedd.) Wall. ex Wedd.; Urtica squamigera Wall.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Chamabainia cuspidata Wight
  • Habit : Herb or Shrub
  • Habitat : Tropical evergreen forests
  • Comments / notes : Near moist places
  • Key identification features : Perennial, gregarious, creeping herbs or shrubs; Leaves ovate, acute, serrate-dentate, membranous; Flowers in axillary clusters, small, pinkish; anthers white; Achenes ellipsoid, compressed.
  • Flower, Fruit : August- September
  • Distribution :
    • Tamil Nadu : The Nilgiri district, Theni district
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Subansiri, Tirap
  • Native : China, Bhutan, India, Jawa, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Tibet, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : China, Bhutan, India, Jawa, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Tibet, Vietnam
  • Literature :
    • Henry, Kumari & Chithra (1987). Flora of Tamil Nadu, India vol. 2.
    • 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=Chamabainia cuspidata. Downloaded on 14 October 2024.

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