Pilea aquarum subsp. brevicornuta (Hayata) C.J.Chen

Subspecies

Angiosperms > Rosales > Urticaceae > Pilea > Pilea aquarum

Characteristics

Herbs, puberulent, then glabrescent, 10-50 cm tall, Leaf blade ovate to elliptic-lanceolate, 1.5-17 × 1-6.5 cm, margin crenate-serrate, apex acuminate. Male inflorescence a cymose panicle, to 5 cm; female cyme 0.5-1.5(-3) cm. Achene spiculose-verrucose. Fl. Jan-Apr, fr. May-Jul.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
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Blooming months
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AprMayJun
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Nitrogen fixer -
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Environment

Light -
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Hardiness (USDA) 6-12

Usage

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Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 14 - 60
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 23
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Distribution

Pilea aquarum subsp. brevicornuta world distribution map, present in China, Taiwan, Province of China, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:921284-1
WFO ID wfo-0001223956
COL ID 7KLZT
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Pilea brevicornuta f. laxiflora Pilea brevicornuta f. magnifolia Pilea aquarum subsp. brevicornuta