Pilea menghaiensis C.J.Chen

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Urticaceae > Pilea

Characteristics

Herbs perennial, stoloniferous, dioecious. Stems simple or branched, to ca. 100 cm tall, succulent, with galls on mid portion of internodes, densely spreading villous on upper part. Stipules almost persistent, brownish, ovate-lanceolate, 7-10 mm, membranous, 2-ribbed; petiole unequal in length, 1-3 cm, densely spreading villous; leaf blade abaxially pale green, adaxially dark green, oblong-elliptic, slightly unequal in size, 4-6.5 × 2-3 cm, membranous, 3-veined, lateral veins many, abaxial surface densely villous, adaxial surface sparsely setulose, base broadly cuneate or subrounded, margin crenate-serrulate, apex acuminate, acumen serrulate. Male inflorescences solitary, a paniculate cyme, ca. 3 cm. Female inflorescence not seen. Male flowers orange, pedicellate, in bud ca. 1.2 mm; perianth lobes 4, ovate; stamens 4; rudimentary ovary small, conic. Fl. Jul.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality dioecy
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Mature height (meter) 1.0
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Cultivation

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

Pilea menghaiensis world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:900593-1
WFO ID wfo-0001223965
COL ID 4HSX4
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Synonyms

Pilea menghaiensis