| Family |
Urticaceae |
| Scientific name |
Boehmeria spicata (Thunberg) Thunberg |
| Synonyms |
Duretia spicata (Thunberg) Nakai; Urtica elongata J.G.Gmelin; Urtica spicata Thunberg |
| Common name |
(Japanese common name) ko-aka-so (コアカソ, 小赤麻 [meaning: small aka-so (aka-so
= red petioles = Boehmeria tricuspis)]) |
| (English common name) none |
| Distribution |
(Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
| (Other nations) Korea, China |
| Habitat |
Mountane forest edge |
| Chromosomal number |
2n=42 |
| Description |
Plants ca. 100cm tall. Leaves 4-8cm long. Flowers flowering in August to
October. Deciduous shrub. |
| Reference |
Boehmeria spicata (Thunb.) Thunb. |
| Boehmeria spicata (Thunberg) Thunberg |
| Note |
Leaves of Boehmeria spicata, Boehmeria tricuspis and Boehmeria tricuspis var. unicuspis are clearly different from each other. |
