Boehmeria nivea
Boehmeria nivea
Safety & 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 Description
Boehmeria nivea is an erect, herbaceous perennial plant forming a cluster of stems that can become woody and persistent, at least at their base. The plant usually grows from 50 - 300cm tall, with stems up to 2cm in diameter, though occasional plants up to 7 metres tall are recorded[ 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. , 418 Title Ecocrop Publication Author Website http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where 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. ]. Producing a very high quality fibre, the plant is much cultivated, especially in China, with a history of cultivation going back at least 3,000 years[ 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. ]. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and also for medicinal use. It is used in soil stabilization projects and also occasionally cultivated for its fibre or as an ornamental plant in southern Europe[ 50 Title Flora Europaea Publication Author ? Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1964 ISBN - Description An immense work in 6 volumes (including the index). The standard reference flora for Europe, it is very terse though and with very little extra information. Not for the casual reader. ]. It is impossible now to establish the natural distribution of this common, widely cultivated and naturalised species. 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. ].