✿Urticaceae · Boehmeria
Malabar Tree Nettle
Boehmeria glomerulifera
Tree
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Arunachal Pradesh
- Flowering
- November-May
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Boehmeria glomerulifera
- Genus
- Boehmeria
- Family
- Urticaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Evergreen and semi-Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- Indo-Malesia
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Arunachal Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- November-May
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Malabar Tree Nettle itself; the rest are typical of the Urticaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Fruit
- Achene
Typical of the Urticaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- താന്നിക്കുറിഞ്ഞി
About Malabar Tree Nettle
Malabar Tree Nettle (Boehmeria glomerulifera) is a tree in the Urticaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka and Arunachal Pradesh. It grows in evergreen and semi-Evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from November to May.

Botanical family
Urticaceae
Nettle family
Malabar Tree Nettle belongs to the Urticaceae family.
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