Boehmeria platanifolia




Family Urticaceae
Scientific name Boehmeria platanifolia Franchet & Savatier
Synonyms Boehmeria longispica Steudel var. platanifolia Franchet & Savatier; Boehmeria japonica (L. f.) Miquel var. platanifolia Maximovicz; Boehmeria macrophylla (Thunberg) Siebold & Zuccarini, non Hornemann; Boehmeria miqueliana Tanaka var. platanifolia Hatusima; Duretia platanifolia (Franchet & Savatier) Nakai
Common name (Japanese common name) me-yabu-mao (メヤブマオ, 雌藪真苧 [meaning: female bush hemp])
(English common name) false nettle
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) Korea, China
Habitat Forest, forest edge
Chromosomal number 2n=42
Description Plants 100cm. Leaves 12-18cm width. Flowers flowering in August to September. Perennial plants.
Note Boehmeria platanifolia is thought to be a natural hybrid of Boehmeria longispica and Boehmeria tricuspis. There exist various different types of natural hybrids.



August 2007
at lowland forest edge
August 2007
at lowland forest edge
August 2007
at lowland forest edge



August 2007
at lowland forest edge
August 2007
at lowland forest edge