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Girardiana platyphylla (1 Page of 5) 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. Cultivation | Propagation | General Uses Medicinal | Edible Uses Latin Name: Girardiana platyphylla Family: Urticaceae Author: D.Don. Known Hazards: This plant has very virulent stinging hairs[4]. Mature Height: Mature Width: 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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