Oreocnide frutescens (Thunb.) Miq.

 
  • Family : URTICACEAE
    (Nettle Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : BICHCHHOO FAMILY (बिच्छू फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Urticaceae
  • Basionym : Urtica frutescens Thunb.
  • Synonym(s) : Boehmeria frutescens (Thunb.) Thunb.; Boehmeria frutescens (Thunb.) Thunb.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Oreocnide frutescens (Thunb.) Miq.
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Habitat : In damp valleys
  • Comments / notes : Dried leaves are powdered and applied as paste on skin diseases and wounds from burns; Fresh leaves are used as poultice over cuts to relieve pain and to cure wounds.
  • Key identification features : Bushy shrubs, up to 3 m high; Leaves ovate or oblong-Ianceolate, acuminate, finely serrate; Flowers small, greenish brown; Achenes ovoid, clustered with cup shaped persistent bracts.
  • Flower, Fruit : December-May
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Chikkamagaluru district
    • Odisha : Puri district, Mayurbhanj district, Kalhandi district
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng, Siang, Subansiri
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Cambodia, China, Bhutan, India, Japan, Kazan-retto, Korea, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Tropical and sub tropical Himalayas, India, China, Japan
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3
    • H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
    • Sharma B.D, 1984 - Flora of Karnataka Analysis
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 417-418
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Oreocnide frutescens. Downloaded on 4 October 2024.

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