Boehmeria clidemioides var. cinerascens H. Hara; B. clidemioides var. platyphylloides Yahara; B. sidifolia Weddell.

Subshrubs, few branched, 0.7-3 m tall. Leaves opposite or rarely alternate in upper part of branches, base often obtuse or rounded, margin 23-29-serrulate. Fruiting perianth base stipitate or cuneate. Fl. May-Aug, fr. Aug-Oct. 2n = 28.

Moist places in forests, along streams; 1000-2500 m. NW Guangxi, SE Xizang, Yunnan [Bhutan, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Sikkim, Vietnam].