Debregeasia orientalis

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

Debregeasia orientalis
Female flowers of Debregeasia orientalis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Urticaceae
Genus: Debregeasia
Species:
D. orientalis
Binomial name
Debregeasia orientalis
C. J. Chen
Synonyms
  • Debregeasia edulis Sieb. & Zucc.
  • Boehmeria janatsi-itsigo Sieb.
  • Debregeasia japonica (Miq.) Koidz.
  • Missiessya parvifolia Wedd.
  • Morocarpus edulis Sieb. & Zucc.
  • Morocarpus japonicus Miq.

Description

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Debregeasia orientalis can reach a height of 1–4 metres (3 ft 3 in – 13 ft 1 in). 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

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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 300–2,800 metres (980–9,190 ft) above sea level.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994 Flora of China
  2. ^ "GRIN Germplasm Resources Information Network". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2014-04-14.
  • 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.
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