Pipturus arborescens
Urticaceae FAMILY

Pipturus arborescens

Pipturus arborescens

Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Pipturus arborescens is an evergreen shrub or small tree that can grow up to 10 metres tall. The bole can be around 10cm in diameter[ 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. , 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. , 701 Title Asean Tropical Plant Database Publication Author Website http://211.114.21.20/tropicalplant/index.jsp Publisher Year ISBN Description Terse details, with photos, of many of the plants growing in the tropical forests of southeast Asia. Gives some details of plant uses along with a description of the plant and its range. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of fibre.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeE. Asia - southern China (Taiwan), southern Japan (Ryuku Islands), Philippines
HabitatSunny thickets in secondary forests, low hills; at elevations from 200 - 500 metres in Taiwan[ 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. ]. To 2,000 metres in the Philippines[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ].