Oreocnide frutescens
| Oreocnide frutescens | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Urticaceae |
| Genus: | Oreocnide |
| Species: | O. frutescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Oreocnide frutescens | |
| Synonyms | |
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Debregeasia edulis (Siebold & Zucc.) Wedd. | |
Oreocnide frutescens, the 紫麻 (tsyma)[1], is a species of flowering plant in the family Urticaceae, native to southern and eastern Asia. It typically grows as a 1-3 m tall shrub or small tree; branchlets and petioles are purplish brown; the stem fibres are used to make ropes.[2] The yellow fruits are pleasantly sweet, their flavour is said to resemble strawberries.[3] The species contains four recognized infraspecifics: subsp. frutescens, subsp. insignis, subsp. nivea and subs. occidentalis.[4]
References
- ↑ Song, Ruipeng; Yang, Qifan; Zheng, Zhiheng; Xi, Dan (2022). "Effects of Three Understory Vegetation Types on Soil Organic Carbon and Its Components in Cunninghamia lanceolata Plantation". Ecology and Environmental Sciences. 31 (12): 2283–2291. doi:10.16258/j.cnki.1674-5906.2022.12.002. Retrieved 16 April 2026.
- ↑ "Oreocnide frutescens in Flora of China @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Harvard University. Retrieved 16 April 2026.
- ↑ Uphof, J. C. Th. (1959). Dictionary of Economic Plants. Weinheim.
- ↑ "Oreocnide frutescens (Thunb.) Miq. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Retrieved 16 April 2026.