Pilea wightii Wedd.

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Urticaceae > Pilea

Characteristics

Herbs perennial, stoloniferous, glabrous, monoecious or dioecious. Stems much branched, 20-30 cm tall, succulent distally, with galls on mid portion of internodes. Stipules persistent, triangular, 1-2 mm, membranous; petiole unequal in length, 0.5-3 cm; leaf blade abaxially pale green, adaxially green, ovate or lanceolate, unequal in size, 2-6.5 × 1.5-2.5 cm, membranous, 3-veined, lateral veins many, with cystoliths, base rounded or emarginate, margin serrate, apex acuminate. Inflorescences solitary; male inflorescence a cymose panicle, often longer than subtending leaf, pedunculate; female cymes much shorter than male ones. Male flowers pedicellate, in bud obovoid, ca. 1.5 mm; perianth lobes 4, connate 1/2 of length, subapically conspicuously corniculate or beaked; stamens 4; rudimentary ovary small. Female flowers subsessile, in bud ca. 0.5 mm; perianth lobes connate at base, unequal, abaxial lobe cymbiform, longer, subapically corniculate; staminodes 3, scale-like, oblong. Achene brownish, obliquely ovoid, ca. 1 mm, compressed, smooth. Fl. Jun-Jul, fr. Aug-Sep.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality
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Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 0.3
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JulAugSep
OctNovDec
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AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

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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 wightii world distribution map, present in China, Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, and Thailand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:855896-1
WFO ID wfo-0001223979
COL ID 6VKHQ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Pilea huegelii Adicea wightii Pilea hugelii Pilea wightii