Pilea ovalis Griseb.

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Urticaceae > Pilea

Characteristics

A perennial herb. It grows 0.3-0.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention
Sexuality
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.55 - 0.75
Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 0.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 4-6
Soil humidity 2-7
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 11-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Dysmenorrhea (unspecified), Tuberculosis (unspecified), Inflammation (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings.
Mode cuttings
Germination duration (days) 14 - 60
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 23
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Pilea ovalis world distribution map, present in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Grenada, Saint Lucia, Panama, El Salvador, Trinidad and Tobago, United States of America, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:196311-2
WFO ID wfo-0001260895
COL ID 4HSZD
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 455964
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Synonyms

Adicea ovalis Pilea involucrata Pilea ovalis