Boehmeria caudata Sw.

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Urticaceae > Boehmeria

Characteristics

A herb or shrub. The leaves are 8-12 cm long by 4-6 cm wide.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention
Sexuality -
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 5.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Evergreen and mixed forests, usually along the sides of streams and moist ravines, usually at elevations from 500-1,500 metres, but sometimes descending to sea level and ascending to 2,550 metres.
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It is a subtropical plant.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses fiber material medicinal
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Boehmeria caudata habit picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Boehmeria caudata leaf picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Boehmeria caudata flower picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)
Boehmeria caudata flower picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Boehmeria caudata world distribution map, present in Argentina, Belize, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Paraguay, El Salvador, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Boehmeria caudata threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:850541-1
WFO ID wfo-0000567423
COL ID 68LGV
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Procris caudata Boehmeria caudata Boehmeria guatemalensis Boehmeria palmeri Boehmeria peruviana Boehmeria petiolaris Boehmeria scabrella Boehmeria ampullacea Boehmeria arborescens Boehmeria arguta Boehmeria sordida Boehmeria stipulata Boehmeria tenuistachys Ramium ampullaceum Ramium caudatum Boehmeria flagelliformis Boehmeria caudata var. arborescens Boehmeria caudata var. arguta Boehmeria caudata var. lanceolata Boehmeria caudata var. petiolaris Boehmeria caudata var. tomentosa