Debregeasia orientalis explained

Debregeasia orientalis, common name yanagi ichigo, is a large shrub belonging to the family Urticaceae.

Description

Debregeasia orientalis can reach a height of 1-. Branchlets are dark reddish and slender. Leaves are dark green, alternate, oblong- to linear-lanceolate, with dark reddish petioles. Inflorescences show many globose glomerules, 3–5 mm in diameter. The fruits are edible and can be used to make wine.^[1]

Distribution

This species is native to Bhutan, north-eastern India, Nepal, China, Taiwan and Japan. It prefers shaded, wet places in mountain valleys, at an elevation of 300- above sea level.^[2]

References

• Chen, C.-C. 1991. A new species of Debregeasia (Urticaceae-Boehmerieae) from Asia and a new record of D. wallichiana for China. Novon 1:56–57.
• Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993 –. Flora of Japan.

External links

• Catalogue of Life
• Zipcodezoo

Notes and References

1. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994 Flora of China
2. Web site: GRIN Germplasm Resources Information Network . 2014-04-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924161129/http://www.ars-grin.gov/~sbmljw/cgi-bin/taxon.pl?465484 . 2015-09-24 . dead .