Morange / Mousa Nettle
Dendrocnide sinuata
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Assam & more
- Flowering
- November-December
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Dendrocnide sinuata
- Genus
- Dendrocnide
- Family
- Urticaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous forests and semi-Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- Indo-Malayan
- Distribution
- Indo-Malayan
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Assam, Kerala, Arunachal Pradesh, Maharashtra
- Flowering & fruiting
- November-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Variable
Typical of the Urticaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Variable
- Inflorescence
- Variable
- Fruit
- Achene
Typical of the Urticaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- Morange, Utigun
- Nepali
- Moringe
- Bengali
- Chorpata
- Tamil
- ஆனைச்சொரியன் Anaichorian, Otta-pilavu
- Kannada
- Malai Murugan
- Malayalam
- Kattanplavu, Aanayaviratti, Aanavannangi
About Morange
Mousa Nettle (Dendrocnide sinuata) is a tree belonging to the Urticaceae family (Nettle family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate/opposite simple leaves, cymose/catkin flower clusters, achene fruit. It is typically found in moist deciduous forests and semi-evergreen forests. It is native to Indo-Malayan. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during November-December.
Urticaceae
Nettle family
Morange belongs to the Urticaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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