Pan India Bouquets

Pilea peploides (Gaudich.) Hook. & Arn.

Family : Urticaceae
(Nettle Family)
Family (Hindi name) : BICHCHHOO FAMILY (बिच्छू फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Urticaceae
Subfamily : Urticaceae
Synonym(s) : Adicea peploides (Gaudich.) Kuntze; Dubrueilia peploides Gaudich.; Pilea pygmaea Miq.; Pilea taquetii Nakai; Urtica peploides (Gaudich.) Steud.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Pilea peploides (Gaudich.) Hook. & Arn.
Habit : Herb
Habitat : Shaded moist places in forests, mossy rocks, near streams; 100 - 1300 m. altitude
Comments / notes : The plants are used medicinally as an agent to relieve pain and to treat snake bites.
Flower, Fruit : March-August
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : Sikkim
- West Bengal : Darjeeling district
Native : Bhutan, China, Christmas I., East Himalaya, Galápagos, Hawaii, India, Inner Mongolia, Japan, Jawa, Korea, Manchuria, Myanmar, Nepal, Primorye, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Himalaya to South Russian Far East and Malesia, Hawaiian Islands, Galápagos
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: 115
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Pilea peploides. Downloaded on 6 June 2023.

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