Debregeasia longifolia

Debregeasia longifolia
	Leaves and fruits
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Urticaceae
Genus:	Debregeasia
Species:	D. longifolia
Binomial name
	Debregeasia longifolia; (Burm.f.) Wedd.
Synonyms
	Boehmeria angustata Hassk.; Boehmeria dichotoma Hassk.; Conocephalus niveus Wight; Debregeasia angustifolia C.B.Rob.; Debregeasia dichotoma (Blume) Wedd.; Debregeasia libera J.J.Chien & C.J.Chen; Debregeasia luteocarpa Elmer; Debregeasia velutina Gaudich.; Missiessya velutina Wedd.; Morocarpus dichotomus Blume; Morocarpus longifolius (Burm. f.) Blume; Morocarpus velutinus Blume; Urtica angustata Blume; Urtica dichotoma Blume; Urtica longifolia Burm. f.;

Debregeasia longifolia also known as Orange Wild Rhea is a large shrub growing up to a height of 5 meters seen in wet areas from plains to 1000m. Commonly found in India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Indo-China, W.China and Malesia. Its wood is used for making charcoal and fiber used for fishing-lines. The fiber extracted from bark is used for house construction.^[1]

References

External links

[India-Biodiversity-1] ttp://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/10016

[2] theplantlist.org

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