Pouzolzia pentandra (Roxb.) Benn.

 
  • Family : URTICACEAE
    (Nettle Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : BICHCHHOO FAMILY (बिच्छू फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : URTICACEAE
  • Basionym : Urtica pentandra Roxb.
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Gonostegia pentandra (Roxb.) Miq.
  • Vernacular name : Piparisari (Hindi)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Along river banks
  • Flower, Fruit : August-March
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : East Godavari district
    • Karnataka : Mandya district, Raichur district
    • Odisha : Ganjam district, Kalhandi district, Sambalpur district
    • Tamil Nadu : Coimbatore district, The Nilgiri district, Tirunelveli district
  • World Distribution : Himalayas, India, China, Afghanistan, Java
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature : H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3; Henry, Kumari & Chithra (1987). Flora of Tamilnadu, India vol. 2.
  • 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 pentandra. Downloaded on 14 November 2024.

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