Brassaiopsis mitis
C. B. Clarke
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Description
A tree. It grows 6 m tall. There are spines on the main stem. The leaves have 7-12 lobes spread out like fingers on a hand. The leaves are 60 cm by 60 cm and the lobes are narrow with teeth along the edge. The flower panicles are 50 cm long. The flowers are cream.
Distribution
It is a subtropical plant.
Where It Grows
Asia, Bhutan, Himalayas, India, Nepal, Northeastern India, Sikkim,
Synonyms
Euraliopsis mitis (C. B. Clarke) N. P. Balakr.Pseudobrassaiopsis mitis (C. B. Clarke) R. N. Banerjee
Also Known As
Dhapre, Phutta
References (1)
- Sundriyal, M. & Sundriyal, R. C., 2004, Structure, Phenology, Fruit Yield, and Future Prospects of some Prominent Wild Edible Plant Species of the Sikkim Himalaya, India. Journal of Ethnobiology 24(1): 113-138
