Boehmeria virgata subsp. macrophylla (Hornem.) Friis & Wilmot-dear

Subspecies

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Characteristics

A perennial dioecious deciduous shrub. It grows 2.25-2.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 2.25 - 2.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months
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AprMayJun
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity 3-6
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses fiber medicinal wood
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use Diuretics (aerial part), Fractures, bone (bark), Eczema (leaf), Hemostatics (leaf), Antineoplastic agents (unspecified), Cardiovascular system (whole plant), Central nervous system diseases (whole plant), Diuretics (whole plant excluding root)
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 -

Distribution

Boehmeria virgata subsp. macrophylla world distribution map, present in Angola, Central African Republic, China, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Congo, Comoros, Ethiopia, Gabon, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Mauritius, Malawi, Nigeria, Réunion, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Sao Tome and Principe, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77133790-1
WFO ID wfo-0001425974
COL ID M9BP
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 672222
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Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Ramium macrophyllum Boehmeria canescens Boehmeria caudigera Boehmeria elliptica Boehmeria elongata Boehmeria massuriensis Boehmeria mauritiana Boehmeria urantha Urtica elongata Boehmeria macrophylla Boehmeria taitensis Boehmeria wightiana Boehmeria caudata Boehmeria caudata Boehmeria cylindrica Boehmeria interrupta Boehmeria platyphylla var. macrostachya Boehmeria platyphylla var. masoalensis Boehmeria platyphylla var. canescens Boehmeria macrophylla var. macrophylla Boehmeria mauritiana var. molliuscula Boehmeria virgata var. molliuscula Boehmeria virgata subsp. macrophylla