✿Urticaceae · Villebrunea
Ban Rhea / Risa
Villebrunea integrifolia
Tree
- Habit
- Tree
- Flowering
- December-March
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Villebrunea integrifolia
- Genus
- Villebrunea
- Family
- Urticaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- In deep ravines and glens in the hills of Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Tropical America, Myanmar, Indo-China, South China, Himalayas
- Flowering & fruiting
- December-March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Ban Rhea 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
- Assamese
- Ban rhea, Bon rhea, Chho-oi-paroli
- Garo
- Khilkhra, Sejugbu, Gingsining
- Khasi
- Dieng teingbah, Tillejwat
- Mizo
- Zukbuh
About Ban Rhea
Risa (Villebrunea integrifolia) is a tree in the Urticaceae family. It grows in in deep ravines and glens in the hills of Evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from December to March.
Botanical family
Urticaceae
Nettle family
Ban Rhea belongs to the Urticaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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