Pilea sinocrassifolia C.J.Chen

Species

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Characteristics

Herbs prostrate, glabrous, monoecious. Stems much branched, succulent, with dense cystoliths when dry. Stipules persistent, triangular, ca. 1 mm, membranous; petiole subequal in length, 0.2-0.6 mm; leaf blade adaxially green, suborbicular, subequal in size, 4-8.5 × 6-18 mm, succulent, papery when dry, 3-veined, lateral pair reaching margin in middle, secondary veins 2-4 each side, all veins inconspicuous, abaxial surface rugose, cystoliths fusiform, conspicuous, base subtruncate, margin entire and revolute, apex subrounded. Male inflorescences solitary, in upper nodes, a capitulum, peduncle 2-5 mm, glomerules of a few flowers; bracts ovate-lanceolate, ca. 0.8 mm. Female inflorescence not seen. Male flowers yellow-green, pedicellate, in bud ca. 2 mm; perianth lobes 4, obovate-oblong, connate 1/2 of length, subapically corniculate, with 2 small gibbose appendices at each side; stamens 4; rudimentary ovary oblong. Fl. Nov-Mar.
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Hardiness (USDA) 6-11

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

Pilea sinocrassifolia world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:907494-1
WFO ID wfo-0001224025
COL ID 4HT6L
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Synonyms

Pilea sinocrassifolia