Pan India Bouquets

Debregeasia saeneb (Forssk.) Hepper & J.R.I.Wood

Family : Urticaceae
(Nettle Family)
Family (Hindi name) : BICHCHHOO FAMILY (बिच्छू फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Urticaceae
Subfamily : Urticaceae
Basionym : Rhus saeneb Forssk.
Synonym(s) : Boehmeria hypoleuca (Hochst. ex Steud.) Hochst. ex A.Rich.; Boehmeria salicifolia D.Don; Debregeasia bicolor (Roxb.) Wedd.; Debregeasia hypoleuca (Hochst. ex Steud.) Wedd.; Debregeasia salicifolia (D.Don) Rendle; Missiessya hypoleuca Wedd.; Morocarpus salicifolius Blume; Procris hypoleuca Hochst. ex Steud.; Urtica bicolor Roxb.; Urtica salicifolia Roxb.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Debregeasia saeneb (Forssk.) Hepper & J.R.I.Wood
Common name : Himalayan Wild Rhea
Vernacular name : Puruni, Siaru, Siharu (Hindi); Tushare (Nepali); Zu-la (Mizo)
Habit : Shrub
Habitat : Shady, moist places by streams, forests in mountain valleys; at elevations from 1700 - 2300 m.
Comments / notes : The plant is harvested from the wild, mainly as a source of fibre and for its edible fruit.
Flower, Fruit : March-June
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Native : Afghanistan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Tibet, West Himalaya, Xinjiang, Yemen
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : North-East Tropical Africa to Indian Subcontinent
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 218
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Debregeasia saeneb. Downloaded on 27 September 2023.

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