Debregeasia wallichiana

Family: Urticaceae

What it is like

A shrub or small tree. It grows 6 m tall. The trunk can be 8 cm across. Plants have male and female flowers on the same plant. There are easy to see scars there the leaves fall off. The leaves are crowded at the tips of the small branches. The leaves are long and 12-20 cm long by 3-5 mm wide. They are divided at the tip. The leaf stalk is 3-15 cm long. The leaves are dark green on the upper surface. The flowers are on the current and the previous year's growth. They are in a branched flower arrangement. The male flowers have short stalks and the female flowers do not have stalks.

Where it is found

It is a subtropical plant. It grows between 1,200-2,300 m above sea level. It grows on limestone mountains. It grows in Yunnan.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Himalayas, India, Indochina, Myanmar, Nepal, Northeastern India, SE Asia, Sikkim, Sri Lanka, Thailand

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Bahunlihara, Bahuni lahara, Bap-kung, Puruni

Synonyms

Debregeasia ceylanica J. D. Hooker; Debregeasia leucophylla Weddell; Missiessya wallichiana Weddell; Morocarpus ceylanicus (J. D. Hooker) Kuntze; Morocarpus wallichianus (Weddell) Blume;