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 |