Pilea pellionioides C.J.Chen

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Urticaceae > Pilea

Characteristics

Herbs perennial, robust, or subshrubs, stoloniferous, dioecious. Stems much branched, to 120 cm tall; upper stems, branches, petioles, and inflorescence with multicellular pubescence. Stipules deciduous, deltoid or subcordate, 1.5-2.5 mm; petiole strongly unequal in length, 0-2 cm; leaf blade brownish when dry, the major blade oblong-oblanceolate, slightly asymmetric, strongly unequal in shape and size; 8-12 × 2.3-3.5 cm; submembranous, 3-veined, lateral veins many, subtransverse, reticulate, abaxial surface sparsely setose, with dense multicellular hairs on veins, adaxial surface with multicellular hairs, cystoliths minute, only at margins, base obtuse or broadly cuneate, margin serrate or crenate, apex acuminate or caudate-acuminate, acumen serrate. the minor blade rarely reduced, sessile, obovate, 6-9 × 4-6 mm. Inflorescence a compact cymose panicle, 0.8-1.5 cm, shortly pedunculate. Male flowers shortly pedicellate, ca. 1 mm; perianth lobes 4, ovate, connate 1/2 of length, apex obtuse; stamens 4; rudimentary ovary minute, conic. Female flowers ca. 0.5 mm; perianth lobes subequal, oblong, persistent, subapically corniculate. Fl. Aug-Oct.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality dioecy
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Mature height (meter) 1.2
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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 pellionioides world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:900601-1
WFO ID wfo-0001224059
COL ID 4HT23
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Synonyms

Pilea pellionioides