Boehmeria macrophylla Hornem.

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Boehmeria macrophylla

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Maforga Mission, Gondola

Boehmeria macrophylla

Photo: Bart Wursten
Slopes East of Mt Dombe, lower Chimanimani Mts

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Synonyms: Boehmeria platyphylla Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don
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Status: Native
Description:
Shrubby herbaceous plant, up to 3 m. Leaves opposite, oblanceolate to obovate, one leaf often larger than the other, both surfaces with long hairs, the hairs on the underside usually much softer; margins serrate. Inflorescences long pendent spikes in the upper leaf axils. Flowers unisexual in small clusters on the same spike.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name: macrophylla: big-leaved
Habitat: In the understorey of evergreen forest in moist rocky places.
Altitude range: 300 - 1600 m
Flowering time:Jan - Feb
Worldwide distribution: Widespread in tropical Africa, tropical Asia and Indonesia.
Mozambique distribution: N,Z,T,MS
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Content last updated: Thursday 22 May 2014
Literature:

Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 280. (Includes a picture).

Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 9.

Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 115.

Dowsett-Lemaire, F. (1989). The flora and phytogeography of the evergreen forests of Malawi. I: Afromontane and mid-altitude forests; Bull. Jard. Bot. Nat. Belg. 59(1/2) Page 21. As Boehmeria platyphylla

Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 234. As Boehmeria platyphylla

Friis, I. (1991). Urticaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(6) Pages 105 - 106. (Includes a picture).

Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 81.

Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 101.

Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Pages 181 - 182.

White, F., Dowsett-Lemaire, F. & Chapman, J.D. (2001). Evergreen forest flora of Malawi Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Pages 579 - 581. (Includes a picture).

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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave 2007-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Mozambique: Species information: Boehmeria macrophylla.
https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=120630, retrieved 19 March 2024

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