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Boehmeria hamiltoniana

Botanic Family

Urticaceae

Author

Wallich ex Weddell

Common Names

• Kya-sha (Myanmar)
• Sat-sha (Myanmar)

Geographical Habitats

• Bangladesh
• Bhutan
• S. Yunnan - China
• Assam - India
• Indonesia
• Myanmar
• Nepal
• Thailand

Natural Habitats

• Streamside in evergreen forests
• secondary forest margins

Flowering Times

• Jan-Dec (Thailand) May-Aug (China)

Fruiting Times

• Oct-Dec (China)

Perennial evergreen woody climber or shrub to 2m or epiphyte with glabrous branches. Crenulate-serrate glabrate leaves to to 210mm x 80mm. Spikes of male flowers to 60mm, flowers with lobes to 1.5mm long, female flowers to 1mm in spikes to 260mm.

Further References

• FOC
• The Plant List
• USNH