skraach Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 (edited) It is one of the first plants to grow when you clear a piece of land, especially in the city, and it grows everywhere, even in gaps in concrete roads and walls and becomes a tree around 5m high. The stems and leaves are hairy. The wood is light. It readily shoots after you cut it down to a stump.Anyone know the Thai name or botanical name? Edited September 8, 2014 by skraach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooked Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 (edited) deleted, wrong Edited September 8, 2014 by cooked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldsailor35 Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Any flower ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldsailor35 Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Think this would be better in Gardening section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooked Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 (edited) Wifey says, without hesitation, cotton plants ฟ้าย , GOSSYPIUM Edited September 8, 2014 by cooked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lust Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Thread title is misleading =p 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skraach Posted September 8, 2014 Author Share Posted September 8, 2014 Any flower ? I've never noticed a flower on it, even when it's a tree. They must be very discreet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skraach Posted September 8, 2014 Author Share Posted September 8, 2014 Wifey says, without hesitation, cotton plants ฟ้าย , GOSSYPIUM Thanks. That's the best lead so far. I wonder why I've never seen it flowering though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samuijimmy Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Perhaps not mature enough....to flower ? Cooked, might be right! Here is a link to GOSSYPIUM ... many types of flowers and foliage not same same on all types.. https://www.google.co.th/search?q=GOSSYPIUM&client=firefox-beta&hs=CRD&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&channel=sb&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=WzYNVJ7IDpfkuQSeiYGoAQ&ved=0CEUQ7Ak&biw=2048&bih=911#facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=EoazBEzl5hoKfM%253A%3B8ZXrDg2fojO0NM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fpics.davesgarden.com%252Fpics%252F2005%252F10%252F20%252Fartcons%252F280418.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fdavesgarden.com%252Fguides%252Fpf%252Fshowimage%252F91057%252F%3B800%3B600 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skraach Posted September 8, 2014 Author Share Posted September 8, 2014 Here is a clear picture of the leaves. Both leaves came from the same plant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldsailor35 Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Looks very much a plant that Jimmy photographed in my garden which has a pink flower. However despite the almost identical leaf shape, my plant does not have serrated edge to leaves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skraach Posted September 8, 2014 Author Share Posted September 8, 2014 Here's the underside of the leaf with scale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samuijimmy Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Looks very much a plant that Jimmy photographed in my garden which has a pink flower. However despite the almost identical leaf shape, my plant does not have serrated edge to leaves. I wondered that too Old sailor! but I don't think same ! I did wonder about that too! Here is a pic of OS's plant! There is a thread going in Chaing Mai forum, which I think fits this... a type of Ginseng.... but I am not sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooked Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Looks very much a plant that Jimmy photographed in my garden which has a pink flower. However despite the almost identical leaf shape, my plant does not have serrated edge to leaves. I wondered that too Old sailor! but I don't think same ! I did wonder about that too! Here is a pic of OS's plant! There is a thread going in Chaing Mai forum, which I think fits this... a type of Ginseng.... but I am not sure! Nope. An important characteristic is the edges of the leaves, which according to the original foto are serated, not as in this foto. Ginseng won't be growing like a weed, they need stratifying to germinate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skraach Posted September 9, 2014 Author Share Posted September 9, 2014 Looks very much a plant that Jimmy photographed in my garden which has a pink flower. However despite the almost identical leaf shape, my plant does not have serrated edge to leaves. I wondered that too Old sailor! but I don't think same ! I did wonder about that too! Here is a pic of OS's plant! There is a thread going in Chaing Mai forum, which I think fits this... a type of Ginseng.... but I am not sure! It's definitely not the plant in this photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skraach Posted September 9, 2014 Author Share Posted September 9, 2014 A tribal person told me today that they cut it up and feed it to pigs. (So it sounds like it has potential as a stockfeed.) He didn't know the name of it though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kickstart Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 My misses says it is ปอกะสา or Paul Stork or Paul Cotton, broussonetia papyrifere 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skraach Posted September 10, 2014 Author Share Posted September 10, 2014 My misses says it is ปอกะสา or Paul Stork or Paul Cotton, broussonetia papyrifere That's it! Confirmed by a friend of my as well, who says it's also just called ปอสา (por-saa). English common name Paper Mulberry and belongs to the same family as the mulberry fruit. Good source of fiber for papermaking, clothing, rope (from the roots), and leaves are edible after cooking. Native to Thailand. Good pioneer species. I guess from the name that this is the plant used for producing Saa Paper (กระดาษสา). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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