Boehmeria nivea
China Grass, Chinese Grass
Other regional names: Chinese Silkplant +1 more
- Chinese Silkplant
- Ramie Chinese Grass
Also known as: ? candicans Burm.fil. +19 more
- ? candicans Burm.fil.
- ? tenacissima Roxb.
- Boehmeria candicans (Burm.fil.) Hassk.
- Boehmeria compacta Blume
- Boehmeria frutescens var. concolor (Makino) Nakai
- Boehmeria frutescens var. viridula (Yamam.) Suzuki
- Boehmeria juncea Bedevian
- Boehmeria mollicoma Miq.
- Boehmeria nipononivea Koidz.
- Boehmeria nipononivea var. concolor (Makino) Ohwi
- Boehmeria nivea (L.) Hook.f. & Arn.
- Boehmeria nivea f. concolor (Makino) Hatus.
- Boehmeria nivea f. concolor (Makino) Kitam.
- Boehmeria nivea f. nipononivea (Koidz.) Hatus.
- Boehmeria nivea f. nipononivea (Koidz.) Kitam.
- Boehmeria nivea f. nivea
- Boehmeria nivea f. viridula (Yamam.) Hatus.
- Boehmeria nivea subsp. nipononivea (Koidz.) Kitam.
- Boehmeria nivea subsp. nivea
- Boehmeria nivea subsp. tenacissima (Gaudich.) Miq.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Urticaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a subshrub or shrub.
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Originating in Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, and the Pacific, Boehmeria nivea (commonly known as China-grass or Chinese Grass) is a shrub belonging to the Urticaceae family. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, PACIFIC
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, South-Central Pacific
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Cook Is., East Himalaya, Hainan, Japan, Kazan-retto, Korea, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicobar Is., Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, Brazil South, California, Caroline Is., Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, District of Columbia, Dominican Republic, Fiji, Florida, Gabon, Georgia, Guatemala, Gulf of Guinea Is., Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, India, Jawa, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Malaya, Marianas, Marshall Is., Mexico Southwest, Norfolk Is., Paraguay, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Rwanda, Society Is., South Carolina, Sumatera, Tadzhikistan, Texas, Transcaucasus, Trinidad-Tobago, Uzbekistan, Virginia, West Himalaya, Windward Is., Zaïre