Family
Urticaceae
Genus
Oreocnide
Specific Epithet
rubescens
Authorship
(Blume) Miq.
5/6/2018
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 Christoph, Chris 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.