Hairless branching herb about 20-30 cm tall, stems more or less 4-angled. Leaves ovate to about 8 cm long, pointed, rounded at the base, edge with rounded teeth towards the tip, green with broad blotches and bands of silver. Flowers in summer.
Vietnam (Watermelon Plant)
A common house plant.
Source: (1997). Urticaceae. In: . Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 2. Flowering plants. Dicotyledons. Part 1. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press.
