About Elatostema cuneatum
Elatostema cuneatum (Elatostema cuneatum) is a herb 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 in damp and shaded places, often on rocks and steep slopes, also in sholas on wood. It occurs across Indo-Malesian region. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during August-December.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Elatostema cuneatum
- Genus
- Elatostema
- Family
- URTICACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- In damp and shaded places, often on rocks and steep slopes, also in sholas on wood
- Distribution
- Indo-Malesian region
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)

Botanical family
Urticaceae
Nettle family
Elatostema cuneatum belongs to the Urticaceae family.
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