Pilea melastomoides (Poir.) Wedd.

 
  • Family : URTICACEAE
    (NETTLE FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Urticaceae
  • Species : Pilea melastomoides
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Pilea melastomoides (Poir.) Wedd.
  • Collection Nos : R.R.Rao 1608
  • Collector(s) Name : R.Raghavendra Rao
  • Collection Date : 27/12/71
  • Collection Locality : Kethedevargudi, B.R.Hills, Chamarajnagar distict, Karnataka State
  • Habitat : Shola Forest
  • Habit : Undershrub
  • Flower, Fruit : October-December
  • Comments : Often on hills above 1200 m, in sholas, often by stream banks.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : B.R.Hills (Chamarajnagar district), Kolar district (Karnataka State); Kolli Hills (Namakkal district), Shevaroy Hills (Salem district) (Tamil Nadu State); Visakhapatnam district (Andhra Pradesh State); Deomali Hills (Koraput district) (Odisha State)
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Malay Islands, Java
  • Literature : H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3 ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (2). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Pilea melastomoides. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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