Oreocnide rubescens (Blume) Miq. belongs to the Urticaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Oreocnide rubescens, D. Boufford 44166--China. Yunnan. Bu Long Net. Res. on XK15. DSC03104 (83).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Family
Urticaceae
Genus
Oreocnide
Specific Epithet
rubescens
Authorship
(Blume) Miq.
Scientific Name ID
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Location
China, Yunnan, Menghai Xian.
21.578611, 100.333333
Location Remarks
Xishuangbanna Daizuzi-Zhizhou; west of Bulongshan-Xiang along the Nanmei-he (Nanmei River) on county road K15. Mixed broadleaved evergreen and deciduous forest (appears uncut) with diverse mixture of trees, many more than 30 m tall, and tree ferns; trees with many epiphytes (mostly pteridophytes) and lianas and climbing Araceae. 1120-1130 m. elev.
Collectors
David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Davidson, Xin-Han Huang, Zhuo Zhou
Notes
At edge of forest on slope above stream and beside road. Shrub, ca. 4 m tall; leaves green on both surfaces, darker on upper surface; fruit green.
