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Boehmeria nivea (L.) Gaud.

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🗒 Synonyms
synonymBoehmeria compacta Bl.
synonymBoehmeria frutescens var. concolor (Makino) Nakai
synonymBoehmeria frutescens var. viridula (Yamam.) Suzuki
synonymBoehmeria mollicoma Miq.
synonymBoehmeria nipononivea Koidz.
synonymBoehmeria nipononivea var. concolor (Makino) Ohwi
synonymBoehmeria nivea f. concolor (Makino) S. Hatusima
synonymBoehmeria nivea f. nipononivea (Koidz.) Hatusima
synonymBoehmeria nivea f. viridula (Yamamoto) Hatusima
synonymBoehmeria nivea var. reticulata Bl.
synonymBoehmeria nivea var. tenacissima (Gaud.) Miq.
synonymBoehmeria tenacissima Gaud.
synonymBoehmeria thailandica T. Yahara
synonymProcris nivea (L.) Wedd.
synonymRamium niveum (L.) Kuntze
synonymUrtica nivea L.
synonymUrtica tenacissima (Gaud.) Roxb.
🗒 Common Names
Assamese
  • Remi
  • Riha
English
  • China Grass
  • Ramie
  • Rhea Plant
📚 Overview
Overview
Summary
Diagnostic Keys
Description
Habit: Shrub
G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
Contributors 
G Renu
Status UNDER_CREATION
Licenses CC_BY
References 
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    📚 Natural History
    Miscellaneous Details
    Notes: Western Ghats, High Altitude, Cultivated, Native of China
    G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
    Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
    Contributors 
    Status UNDER_CREATION
    Licenses CC_BY
    References 
      No Data
      📚 Habitat and Distribution
      General Habitat
      Valley forests, streamsides
      Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
      Attributions Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
      Contributors 
      Status UNDER_CREATION
      Licenses CC_BY
      References 
        Description
        Tamil Nadu: Nilgiri
        G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
        Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
        Contributors 
        Status UNDER_CREATION
        Licenses CC_BY
        References 
          Global Distribution

          India: Assam; China, Japan

          Local Distribution

          Throughout Assam

          Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
          Attributions Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
          Contributors 
          Status UNDER_CREATION
          Licenses CC_BY
          References 
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            📚 Occurrence
            No Data
            📚 Uses and Management
            Uses

            System of Medicines Used In

            Folk medicine
            Folk medicine
            Traditional chinese medicine
            Traditional chinese medicine
            System Of Medicines Used In

            Folk medicine, Traditional chinese medicine

            FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=4590
            Attributions FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=4590
            Contributors 
            Status UNDER_CREATION
            Licenses CC_BY
            References 
              No Data
              📚 Information Listing
              References
              1. D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=4590
              1. Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987
              Information Listing > References
              1. D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=4590
              2. Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987

              A Case Study on People’s Choice Conservation of Biodiversity in Homesteads of Assam, India

              Dr. Prosanta Hazarika
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              📚 Meta data
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              🐾 Taxonomy
              RootRoot
              KingdomPlantae
              PhylumTracheophyta
              ClassMagnoliopsida
              OrderRosales
              FamilyUrticaceae
              GenusBoehmeria
              SpeciesBoehmeria nivea (L.) Gaud.
              📊 Temporal Distribution
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