Debregeasia saeneb (Forssk.) Hepper & J.R.I.Wood

 
  • Family : URTICACEAE
    (Nettle Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : BICHCHHOO FAMILY (बिच्छू फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Urticaceae
  • Subfamily : Urticaceae
  • Basionym : Rhus saeneb Forssk.
  • Synonym(s) : Boehmeria hypoleuca (Hochst. ex Steud.) Hochst. ex A.Rich.; Boehmeria salicifolia D.Don; Debregeasia bicolor (Roxb.) Wedd.; Debregeasia hypoleuca (Hochst. ex Steud.) Wedd.; Debregeasia salicifolia (D.Don) Rendle; Missiessya hypoleuca Wedd.; Morocarpus salicifolius Blume; Procris hypoleuca Hochst. ex Steud.; Urtica bicolor Roxb.; Urtica salicifolia Roxb.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Debregeasia saeneb (Forssk.) Hepper & J.R.I.Wood
  • Common name : Himalayan Wild Rhea
  • Vernacular name :
    • Puruni, Siaru, Siharu (Hindi)
    • Tushare (Nepali)
    • Zu-la (Mizo)
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Habitat : Shady, moist places by streams, forests in mountain valleys; at elevations from 1700 - 2300 m.
  • Comments / notes : The plant is harvested from the wild, mainly as a source of fibre and for its edible fruit.
  • Flower, Fruit : March-June
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : WLS
  • Native : Afghanistan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Tibet, West Himalaya, Xinjiang, Yemen
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : North-East Tropical Africa to Indian Subcontinent
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 218
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Debregeasia saeneb. Downloaded on 11 October 2024.

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