Boehmeria nipononivea




Family Urticaceae
Scientific name Boehmeria nipononivea Koidzumi
Synonyms Boehmeria nivea (L.) Gaudichaud-Beaupré subsp. nipononivea (Koidzumi) Kitamura; Boehmeria nivea (L.) Gaudichaud-Beaupré var. tenacissima (Gaudichaud-Beaupré) Miquel; Boehmeria tenacissima Gaudichaud-Beaupré; Boehmeria frutescens var. concolor (Makino) Nakai; Boehmeria nivea (L.) Gaudichaud-Beaupré var. candicans Weddell; Boehmeria nivea (L.) Gaudichaud-Beaupré var. concolor Makino; Boehmeria nivea (L.) Gaudichaud-Beaupré var. nipononivea (Koidzumi) W. T. Wang; Boehmeria nivea (L.) Gaudichaud-Beaupré var. viridula Yamamoto; Boehmeria thailandica Yahara.
Common name (Japanese common name) karamushi (カラムシ, 茎蒸 [meaning: steamed stems (steamed stems of this plants were used to be the ingredients of hemp cloth)]), kusa-mao (クサマオ, 草真苧 [meaning: hemp weed]) mao (マオ, 真苧 [meaning: hemp])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) Korea, China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, Laos
Habitat Field, riverside
Chromosomal number n=14
Description Plants 100-150cm tall. Leaves 9-15cm long. Flowers flowering in August to September. perennial plants.
Reference Boehmeria nipononivea Koidz.
Boehmeria nivea var. tenacissima (Gaudichaud-Beaupré) Miquel



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