Pouzolzia zeylanica

(Linnaeus) Bennett & R. Br. in J. J. Bennett et al.

in J. J. Bennett et al., Pl. Jav. Rar., 67. 1838.

Selected by author to be illustratedIntroduced
Basionym: Parietaria zeylanica Linnaeus Sp. Pl. 2: 1052. 1753
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 3.
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Plants 1-20 dm, sparsely to moderately covered on all parts with appressed and spreading hairs. Leaf blades 1-5 × 0.6-2 cm, base rounded to broadly cuneate, apex acute or nearly acuminate. Staminate flowers ca. 3 mm across; filaments longer than tepals; pistillode elongate, knoblike. Pistillate flowers ca. 1-1.5 mm, tepals ribbed. Achenes ca. (0.9-)1.2 × ca. 0.6 mm, base truncate.


Phenology: Flowering late summer–winter.
Habitat: Roadsides, old fields, waste places, disturbed areas
Elevation: 0-20 m

Discussion

Pouzolzia zeylanica was misidentified as Parietaria officinalis Linnaeus by J. K. Small.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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David E. Boufford +
(Linnaeus) Bennett & R. Br. in J. J. Bennett et al. +
Parietaria zeylanica +
Fla. +  and Asia. +
0-20 m +
Roadsides, old fields, waste places, disturbed areas +
Flowering late summer–winter. +
in J. J. Bennett et al., Pl. Jav. Rar., +
Selected by author to be illustrated +  and Introduced +
Pouzolzia zeylanica +
Pouzolzia +
species +