Leucosyke puya (wall. ex Hook.) Den Baaker & Mabb.

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Urticaceae > Leucosyke

Characteristics

A shrub. It grows 1.25-1.75m high.
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Mature height (meter) 1.25 - 1.75
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Environment

Thickets, valleys, dry slopes or shady, wet places; at elevations from 400-2,000 metres.
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Hardiness (USDA) 7-12

Usage

Uses cloth fiber fibre material medicinal
Edible leaves
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
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Distribution

Leucosyke puya world distribution map, present in Bhutan, China, India, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Nepal, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77089265-1
WFO ID wfo-0000509729
COL ID 6Q66Y
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Synonyms

Leucosyke puya Boehmeria esquirolii Boehmeria puya Maoutia puya