Pilea glaberrima (Blume) Blume

 
  • Family : URTICACEAE
    (Nettle Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : BICHCHHOO FAMILY (बिच्छू फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Urticaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Adike glaberrima (Blume) Raf.; Urtica glaberrima Blume; Adicea smilacifolia (Wall. ex Voigt) Kuntze; Pilea glaberrima var. angustifolia Hochr.; Pilea glaberrima var. lanceolaria Hochr.; Pilea glaberrima var. rupestris Hochr.; Pilea glaberrima var. subintegerrima Blume; Pilea goglado Wedd.; Pilea goglado Blume; Pilea miconiifolia Miq.; Pilea smilacifolia (Wall. ex Voigt) Wedd.; Pilea smilacifolia var. angustifolia Wedd.; Pilea smilacifolia var. rupestris Wedd.; Pilea smilacifolia var. serrata Wedd.; Urtica glaberrima var. lanceolata Hassk.; Urtica goglado Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.; Urtica smilacifolia Wall. ex Voigt
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Pilea glaberrima (Blume) Blume
  • Habit : Herb
  • Key identification features : Succulent herbs or sprawling shrubs, 12m high; Leaves elliptic-lanceolate, acuminate, entire, membranous; Flowers minute, creamy white; Achenes ovoid, compressed with persistent perianth.
  • Flower, Fruit : February- October
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Changlang, Kameng, Lohit, Siang, Subansiri, Tirap
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Bangladesh, Borneo, China, Bhutan, India, Jawa, Myanmar, Nepal, Sumatera
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, Borneo, China, Bhutan, India, Jawa, Myanmar, Nepal, Sumatera
  • Literature :
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 419
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Pilea glaberrima. Downloaded on 6 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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