Pan India Bouquets

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
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 racemosa. Downloaded on 6 June 2023.