Pilea racemosa (Royle) Tuyama

 
  • Family : URTICACEAE
    (Nettle Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : BICHCHHOO FAMILY (बिच्छू फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Urticaceae
  • Subfamily : Urticaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Pilea subalpina Hand.-Mazz.; Procris racemosa Royle
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Pilea racemosa (Royle) Tuyama
  • Common name : Flowerhead Clearweed
  • Vernacular name :
    • Lede Saag (Nepali)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Hemlock and Fir forests, on mossy rocks in ravines, semishaded moist places, sometimes on walls by villages; 2200 - 5400 m. altitude
  • Flower, Fruit : May-September
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
  • Native : Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Jawa, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Tibet
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Indian Subcontinent to China (West Sichuan, North-West Yunnan), Jawa
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 219
    • GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 1: Part 1. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 114
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Pilea racemosa. Downloaded on 5 October 2024.

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