Oreocnide pedunculata, the purple woodnettle or longpedicel woodnettle, is a species of flowering plant in the family Urticaceae, native to south-central and southern Japan, the Ryukyu Islands, and Taiwan.[2][3] A shrub or small tree 2 to 5 m (7 to 16 ft) tall, it is found growing in valleys and forest edges at elevations from 100 to 1,200 m (300 to 3,900 ft).[4] Its leaves are an important food item for Formosan rock macaques (Macaca cyclopis) and Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata).[5][6]

Oreocnide pedunculata
Leaves
Habit
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Urticaceae
Genus: Oreocnide
Species:
O. pedunculata
Binomial name
Oreocnide pedunculata
Synonyms[2]

Villebrunea pedunculata Shirai

References

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  1. ^ Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).; IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group. (2019). "Oreocnide pedunculata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T145347333A145351310. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T145347333A145351310.en. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Oreocnide pedunculata (Shirai) Masam". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  3. ^ "長梗紫苧麻". 認識植物. Academia Sinica Biodiversity Research Center. 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  4. ^ "长梗紫麻 chang geng zi ma". Flora of China. efloras.org. 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  5. ^ Su, Hsiu-Hui; Lee, Ling-Ling (2001). "Food Habits of Formosan Rock Macaques (Macaca cyclopis) in Jentse, Northeastern Taiwan, Assessed by Fecal Analysis and Behavioral Observation". International Journal of Primatology. 22 (3): 359–377. doi:10.1023/A:1010799410911. S2CID 13615863.
  6. ^ Agetsuma, Naoki (1995). "Dietary selection by Yakushima macaques (Macaca fuscata yakui): The influence of food availability and temperature". International Journal of Primatology. 16 (4): 611–627. doi:10.1007/BF02735284. S2CID 32449460.