Elatostema lineolatum
Wight
Urticaceae
Elatostema tumidulum Koidz.
Common Name:
General Information
Elatostema lineolatum is a perennial plant with stems that become more or less woody, especially near the base, and persist; it can grow around 50 - 200cm 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.
].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.
Known Hazards
None known
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.
Range
E. Asia - India, Sri Lanka, southern China, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, southern Japan (Nansei-shoto)
Habitat
Mountain streamsides, forest margins, thickets; at elevations from 200 - 1,800 metres[
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.
].
Properties
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Habit | Shrub |
| Height | 1.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Plants can be either dioecious or monoecious[
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.
]. If dioecious forms are grown then both male and female forms need to be grown if fruit and seed are required.
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
The leaves, flowers and tender fruits are used to treat body pain, nervous weakness, gastric complaints and giddiness[
2042- Title
- Ethnobotanicals of the Western Ghats
- Publication
- Ethnobotany of India Vol. 2 pp 111-207, 2017
- Author
- Noorunnisa Begum S., Ravikumar K. & Ved D.K.
- Publisher
- Apple Academic Press; Oakville, Canada
- Year
- 2017
- ISBN
- 978-1-77188-404-4
- Description
-
].
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
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