Pan India Bouquets

Pouzolzia sanguinea (Blume) Merr.

Family : Urticaceae
(Nettle Family)
Family (Hindi name) : BICHCHHOO FAMILY (बिच्छू फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Urticaceae
Subfamily : Urticaceae
Synonym(s) : Boehmeria glabrata (Blume) Hassk.; Boehmeria microceltis Miq.; Boehmeria nepalensis Wedd.; Boehmeria ovalis Miq.; Boehmeria sanguinea (Blume) Hassk.; Boehmeria sanguinea var. glabrata (Blume) Blume; Boehmeria sanguinea var. minor Blume; Boehmeria sanguinea var. montana (Miq.) Blume; Boehmeria sanguinea var. rubra Blume; Boehmeria strigosula Blume; Boehmeria tirapensis Deb & Ratna Dutta; Boehmeria viminea Blume; Boehmeria waitziana Blume; Leptocnide borbonica Blume; Margarocarpus exasperatus Wedd.; Margarocarpus vimineus Wedd.; Pouzolzia borbonica Wight; Pouzolzia microceltis Miq.; Pouzolzia montana Miq.; Pouzolzia ovalis Miq.; Pouzolzia ovalis var. exasperata (Wedd.) Wedd.; Pouzolzia ovalis var. montana (Miq.) Wedd.; Pouzolzia ovalis var. tomentosa Wedd.; Pouzolzia sanguinea var. nepalensis (Wedd.) H.Hara; Pouzolzia viminea Wedd.; Pouzolzia viminea var. glabrata (Blume) Wedd.; Pouzolzia viminea var. microceltis (Miq.) Wedd.; Pouzolzia viminea var. montana (Miq.) Wedd.; Pouzolzia viminea var. strigosula (Blume) Wedd.; Pouzolzia viminea var. tomentosa Wedd.; Pouzolzia viminea var. waitziana (Blume) Wedd.; Pouzolzia waitziana Blume; Urtica chiple Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.; Urtica japonica Blanco; Urtica parvifolia Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.; Urtica punctata Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.; Urtica rubra Reinw. ex Blume; Urtica sanguinea Blume; Urtica sanguinea var. glabrata Blume; Urtica viminea Wall.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Pouzolzia sanguinea (Blume) Merr.
Common name : Red-Stem Pouzolz's Bush
Vernacular name : Osik (Adi); Khupnal (Mizo); Ari-arong (Tangkhul)
Habit : Shrub
Habitat : Warm broad-leaved forests, amongst scrub in dry valleys, edges of woods, roadsides; 300 - 2300 m. altitude
Key identification features : Leaf blade lanceolate to ovate, 3-19 × 1.5-6 cm, margin with 8-19 teeth on each side; apex acuminate
Flower, Fruit : June-August
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : Sikkim
Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Himalaya to South China and West Malesia
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: 128
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Pouzolzia sanguinea. Downloaded on 29 June 2022.

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