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Girardiana platyphylla
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The Girardiana platyphylla plant species is found in E. Asia - India to Malaysia. It is a member of the Urticaceae family. Some home gardeners know the variety as G. heterophylla. G. palmata. Gaud. Urtica heterophylla.

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Latin Name:  Girardiana platyphylla
Family:  Urticaceae
Author:  D.Don.
 
Known Hazards:  This plant has very virulent stinging hairs[4].
 
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Habitat:  Waste ground and shrubberies, 800 - 2700 metres in the Himalayas[51].



Edible Uses:  Leaves - cooked[177]. Care should be exercised when harvesting the leaves because they have stinging hairs. However, these hairs are neutralized by heat and so the cooked leaves are perfectly safe to eat[218].

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