Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Urticaceae | Genus: Boehmeria | Species: Boehmeria macrophylla Hornem.( बड़ा सियारु ) |
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| Synonym | Boehmeria canescens Wedd. , Urtica spicata Sesse & Moc., Boehmeria platyphylla D.Don | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Bara siaru | Flower Type | Solitary |
| English / Trade Name | False Nettle, African Jolanettle, Harmless Nettle | Flowering Period | July-Sept |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Bara siaru | Fruiting Period | Oct-Dec |
| Altitude | 100-3000 m. | Fruit Type | Follicle |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | Achenes compressed, obovoid, enclosed by dry bristly perianth lobes. |
| Habitat | Common; terraces of crop fields, edges of forests and river banks. | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Submontane and montane Himalaya, Kashmir to S.W. China, Myanmar. | Bark Details | Greenish |
| Distribution in Haryana | Morni-Pinjore | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Opposite (leaves in pairs along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | Subshrubs or herbs perennial, 1-2(-3.5) m tall; upper stems strigose. Dioecious or monoecious. Leaves broadly ovate.The species as a whole is characterized by the opposite leaves, spike like inflorescences, and fruiting perianth with a rounded base. Leaves are nearly smooth or somewhat velvety, with no stinging hairs, hence called false nettle.Plant regarded as a good fodder to cattle; bark yields strong cordage fibre. | Leaf Details | Leaves broadly ovate, 12-20 x 8.5-15 cm, base cordate or rounded, dentate, caudate-acuminate, subglabrous or thinly stellate-hairy. |
