Boehmeria nivea (L.) Gaudich.
| Synonym : | Boehmeria candicans Hassk. Boehmeria nipononivea Koidz. Ramium niveum (L.) Kuntze Urticanivea L. |
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| Bangla Name : | Kankhura,kankura |
| English Name : | Ramie,Rhea,China grass |
| Family : | Urticaceae |
| Disease : | Wound, septic abscess |
| Description : | Shrubs or subshrubs. Leaves alternate. Leaf blades broadly ovate to nearly orbiculate, abaxial surface densely white-tomentose, adaxial surface slightly scabrous. Inflorescences panicles of moniliform (beaded) clusters, branches not leafy at apex; staminate flowers in proximal leaf axils, pistillate flowers in distil axils. Achenes compressed or lenticular, ovoid or ellipsoid, pubescent with straight or slightly curved hairs, uniformly smooth; seeds not conspicuous in outline, corky tissue absent. |
| Distribution : | - |
| Chemical Constituents : | - |
| Uses : | Wound, septic abscess |
| Habit : | Shrub |