Herbarium JCB

Pouzolzia auriculata Wight

Family : URTICACEAE
(Nettle Family)
Family (Hindi name) : BICHCHHOO FAMILY (बिच्छू फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : URTICACEAE
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Unresolved name
Vernacular name : Parapodukki (Malayalam)
Habit : Herb
Habitat : Moist deciduous forests
Comments / notes : Occasional on foothills to 1200m, by stream banks.
Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
Distribution :
- Andhra Pradesh : Kadapa district, Vishakapatnam district, Krishna district, Kurnool district, Srikakulam district, West Godavari district, Guntur district
- Karnataka : Vijayapura (Bijapur) district, Chikkamagaluru district, Shivamogga district
- Kerala : Palakkad district, Idukki district, Thiruvananthapuram district
- Odisha : Ganjam district, Koraput district, Sundergarh district, Keonjhar district, Cuttack district
- Tamil Nadu : Alagar Hills (Madurai district), Kolli Hills (Namakkal district), Shevaroy Hills (Salem district), Kalrayan Hills (Salem district), Pachamalai Hills (Tiruchirapalli district), Bodamalai Hills (Salem district), Chitteri Hills (Vellore district), Sirumalai Hills (Dindigul district), Yelagiri Hills (Vellore district), Dharmapuri Hills (Dharmapuri district), Piranmalai Hills (Sivaganga district), Theerthamalai Hills (Dharmapuri district), Gingee Hill (Villipuram district), Javadu Hills (Tiruvannamalai district)
World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Literature : J.L.Ellis, 1990- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 2; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (2). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983; Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI; Sharma B.D, 1984 - Flora of Karnataka Analysis
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Raja K Swamy, Deepak Kumar, Arun Singh R. and K. Gopalakrishna Bhat (2019). Flora of Peninsular India. http://peninsula.ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Pouzolzia auriculata. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.