Boehmeria clidemioides
Miq.
Urticaceae
Boehmeria bicuspis C.J.Chen
Boehmeria diffusa Wedd.
Boehmeria maugereti H.Lév. & Vaniot
Boehmeria pseudotricuspis W.T.Wang
Boehmeria sidifolla Wedd.
Boehmeria thorelii Gagnep.
Boehmeria umbrosa (Hand.-Mazz.) W.T.Wang
Common Name:
General Information
Boehmeria clidemioides is a perennial plant producing a cluster of stems that often become woody and persist. Variable in habit, it can be erect.and few-branched, or prostrate and ascending, laxly branched. It can grow from 40 - 300cms tall[
266- Title
- Flora of China
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
,
1106- Title
- The Old World species of Boehmeria (Urticaceae, tribus Boehmerieae). A taxonomic revision
- Publication
- Blumea 58, 2013: 85-216
- Author
- Wilmot-Dear C.M. & Friis I.
- Website
- http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/nhn/blumea
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2013
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A comprehensive revision of the genus.
].
The plant is sometimes gathered from the wild for local use as a source of medicines and fibre.
This species is known from at least 400 collections, many of which are recent, and occurs in innumerable locations, and in a wide range of habitats. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[
1106- Title
- The Old World species of Boehmeria (Urticaceae, tribus Boehmerieae). A taxonomic revision
- Publication
- Blumea 58, 2013: 85-216
- Author
- Wilmot-Dear C.M. & Friis I.
- Website
- http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/nhn/blumea
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2013
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A comprehensive revision of the genus.
].
Known Hazards
Although members of the nettle family, plants in this genus do not have stinging hairs[
235- Title
- An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada
- Publication
-
- Author
- Britton. N. L. Brown. A.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications. New York.
- Year
- 1970
- ISBN
- 0-486-22642-5
- Description
- Reprint of a 1913 Flora, but still a very useful book.
].
Botanical References
266- Title
- Flora of China
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
,
1106- Title
- The Old World species of Boehmeria (Urticaceae, tribus Boehmerieae). A taxonomic revision
- Publication
- Blumea 58, 2013: 85-216
- Author
- Wilmot-Dear C.M. & Friis I.
- Website
- http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/nhn/blumea
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2013
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A comprehensive revision of the genus.
Range
E. Asia - China, India, Bhutan, Nepal, Sikkim, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia.
Habitat
Very varied; dry or moist primary evergreen forest, moist slopes and ravines, margins, deciduous forest with bamboo, secondary forest and forest edges and paths, scrubland, exposed cliff tops; at elevations from 200 - 2,600 metres[
1106- Title
- The Old World species of Boehmeria (Urticaceae, tribus Boehmerieae). A taxonomic revision
- Publication
- Blumea 58, 2013: 85-216
- Author
- Wilmot-Dear C.M. & Friis I.
- Website
- http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/nhn/blumea
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2013
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A comprehensive revision of the genus.
].
Properties
| Conservation Status | Least Concern |
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Perennial |
| Height | 2.00 m |
| Self-fertile | No |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Species in this genus generally succeed in a warm sandy soil[
1- Title
- RHS Dictionary of Plants plus Supplement. 1956
- Publication
-
- Author
- F. Chittendon.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Year
- 1951
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- Comprehensive listing of species and how to grow them. Somewhat outdated, it has been replaced in 1992 by a new dictionary (see [200]).
] that is very well-drained[
200- Title
- The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Huxley. A.
- Publisher
- MacMillan Press
- Year
- 1992
- ISBN
- 0-333-47494-5
- Description
- Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
].
Plants aresometimes monoecious, but more commonly dioecious, in which case both male and female forms need to be grown if fruit and seed are required[
266- Title
- Flora of China
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
,
1106- Title
- The Old World species of Boehmeria (Urticaceae, tribus Boehmerieae). A taxonomic revision
- Publication
- Blumea 58, 2013: 85-216
- Author
- Wilmot-Dear C.M. & Friis I.
- Website
- http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/nhn/blumea
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2013
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A comprehensive revision of the genus.
].
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
The plant is used in traditional medicine in China[
266- Title
- Flora of China
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
].
Other Uses
A fibre is obtained from the bark[
454- Title
- Useful Fiber Plants of the World
- Publication
-
- Author
- Dodge C.R.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/
- Publisher
- USDA; Washington.
- Year
- 1897
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A rather dated, but very comprehensive catalogue of fibre plants from around the world. The book can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
Propagation
Seed -
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