Oreocnide pedunculata, the purple woodnettleorlongpedicel woodnettle, is a species of flowering plant in the family Urticaceae, native to south-central and southern Japan, the Ryukyu Islands, and Taiwan.[2][3] A shrub or small tree 2 to 5 m (7 to 16 ft) tall, it is found growing in valleys and forest edges at elevations from 100 to 1,200 m (300 to 3,900 ft).[4] Its leaves are an important food item for Formosan rock macaques (Macaca cyclopis) and Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata).[5][6]
^Su, Hsiu-Hui; Lee, Ling-Ling (2001). "Food Habits of Formosan Rock Macaques (Macaca cyclopis) in Jentse, Northeastern Taiwan, Assessed by Fecal Analysis and Behavioral Observation". International Journal of Primatology. 22 (3): 359–377. doi:10.1023/A:1010799410911. S2CID13615863.
^Agetsuma, Naoki (1995). "Dietary selection by Yakushima macaques (Macaca fuscata yakui): The influence of food availability and temperature". International Journal of Primatology. 16 (4): 611–627. doi:10.1007/BF02735284. S2CID32449460.
