Boehmeria virgata
Also known as: Boehmeria canescens Wedd. +1 more
- Boehmeria canescens Wedd.
- Boehmeria macrophylla var. tambourinensis Domin
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Urticaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub or tree.
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Found natively in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, and the Pacific, Boehmeria virgata is a shrub or tree belonging to the Urticaceae family. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions. There are naturally occurring subspecies and varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA, PACIFIC
Regions (WGSRPD)
Australia, China, East Tropical Africa, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northwestern Pacific, Papuasia, South Tropical Africa, South-Central Pacific, Southwestern Pacific, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Caroline Is., Central African Republic, China South-Central, China Southeast, Comoros, Congo, East Himalaya, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., India, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Kenya, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Maluku, Marianas, Marquesas, Mauritius, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, New South Wales, Nigeria, Philippines, Queensland, Rwanda, Réunion, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Society Is., Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Tanzania, Thailand, Tibet, Tonga, Tubuai Is., Uganda, Vanuatu, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms