Debregeasia saeneb (Forssk.) Hepper & J.R.I.Wood, Kew Bull. 38: 86 1983. (Syn: Boehmeria hypoleuca Hochst. ex A.Rich.; Boehmeria salicifolia D.Don; Debregeasia bicolor (Roxb.) Wedd.; Debregeasia hypoleuca (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Wedd.; Debregeasia salicifolia (D.Don) Rendle; Missiessya hypoleuca Wedd.; Morocarpus salicifolius (D. Don) Blume; Procris hypoleuca Steud.; Rhus saeneb Forssk.; Urtica bicolor Roxb.; Urtica salicifolia Roxb.; China (SW-Xinjiang), S-Tibet, Jammu & Kashmir (Poonch, Kashmir, Jammu),
Pakistan (Dir, Swat, Hazara, Murree, Pakistani Punjab), Pakistani Kashmir
(Mirpur), Nepal, Ethiopia, Eritrea, India, Laos, Afghanistan (Kunar / Nuristan),
Saudi Arabia (Asir), Yemen (N-Inner Yemen, Tihama, W-Yemen) as per Catalogue of Life; I saw this small bush flowering on my evening walk and I took some pictures to share. This Himalayan Wild Rhea belongs to the nettle family and one can see the nettle like hair on its leaves (see close ups). I believe the fruit from this plant is edible but I haven't seen or eaten it yet. I will keep you updated. Himalayan Wild Rhea (Debregeasia saeneb)–Please confirm if these are male flowers? Above Mcleodganj, Dharamshala, HP 1800m 22 February 2015 You are right, it is Debregeasia saeneb. Himachal Pradesh has rich diversity of plants from Urticaceae. I have photographs of ripe fruits. But no time to locate in the PC. I'll post some other day. I photographed this Rhea yesterday and am updating the photos for record. I found ripe fruits on some bushes a couple of days back and tasted a few. The fruits are slightly sweet and reminded me of mulberries. Here are some photos for the record. Debregeasia saeneb Near Dal Lake, Mcleodganj Dharamshala, HP 1800m 19 May 2017 Attachments (13) Fruits of this plant are edible and tastes good. Kalatope shrub/tree id (Dam side) Al032212: I apologise for the photographs... since the place where it was growing was inaccessible... Location Kalatope, Chamba Altitude 1100 mts Habit shrub/tree Habitat wild Season March Height 10-12 feet No problem with the photos, looks like Boehmeria rugulosa or can be any other species of Boehmeria..... It looks more like some species of Debregeasia to me. I am sure you got it right before I could extract my books from heap of paper due to woodwork and paint work in our house. I hope it is Debregeasia salicifolia (D. Don) Rendle (syn: D. hypoleuca Wedd.) that was fast... I was looking up the same in my Flowers of Himalayas.. and had just reached the same conclusion... as ... ... but he does not even have to look at a book to know what it is.... :) Photo of this plant.: I need this plant DEBEREGEASIA BICOLOR for my butterfly garden. May I request you all if you have photo of this plant then pl email me.
Please help ID following plants. Location: Datyar, Solan District, Himachal Pradesh (elevation: 517m ) Date: 11 February 2018. There were several plants, mainly along the stream. Underside of the leaf has whitish colour and approximate average height was 8 feet. Urticaceae? https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/m---z/u/urticaceae Thank you very much, ... for help in identification. I believe this plant is Debregeasia saeneb. Here are some more images. Debregeasia saeneb (Forssk.) Hepper & J.R.I.Wood
Fwd: Id requested : 9 posts by 5 authors. Attachments (2) Plant id requested Near Birthi Falls, Munsiyari-Thal Road, Uttarakhand September 2019 Genus unknown Could specific epithet be salicifolia? Guazama sp. Could be G.ulmifolia Sir, leaf base and leaf underside not matching Guazuma so. Please once check with Trema orienalis, Does not look like Trema orienalis ! You're right ..., I realize now, it's could be Debregeasia latifolia, In addition, also check Debregeasia longifolia and Debregeasia saeneb in our site. Thank you, sir! D. saeneb (syn D. salicifolia) looks like the best match. Plant was not flowering when I saw it.
ID request for this shrub : Attachments (4). 6 posts by 5 authors. Please identify me the species of this shrub. Its is serve as larval foodplant for the beautiful Yellow Coster Butterfly. The Genus is Debregeasia sp. Yes Sir, the plant is from Bhutan, at an altitude of about 1000-1300m ASL. I hope Debregeasia longifolia Yes! and it's also found in the Western Ghats Looks similar to Trema orientalis?? References: |
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