Ban Rhea / Risa
Villebrunea integrifolia
- Habit
- Tree
- Flowering
- December-March
How to identify Ban Rhea
Identify Ban Rhea by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a tree habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Bark fiber used traditionally for rope and cloth.
- Confirm leaf surface: Pubescent (softly hairy).
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: December-March.
- Confirm it sits within the Urticaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Ban Rhea.
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.
Urticaceae
Nettle family
Ban Rhea belongs to the Urticaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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