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Pilea microphylla (L.) Liebm.

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Pilea microphylla (L.) Liebm.
Pilea microphylla (L.) Liebm.
Pilea microphylla (L.) Liebm.
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🗒 Synonyms
synonymAdicea herniarioides (Sw.) Small
synonymAdicea microphylla (L.) Kuntze
synonymAdike allophyla Rafin.
synonymChamaecnide microphylla (L.) Nees ex Miq.
synonymDubrueilia microphylla (L.) Gaud.
synonymParietaria microphylla L.
synonymPilea aripoensis Britton
synonymPilea callitrichoides Schltdl.
synonymPilea herniarifolia Bl.
synonymPilea microphylla var. trianthemoides (Sw.) Griseb.
synonymPilea muscosa Lindl.
synonymPilea peperomifolia Liebm.
synonymPilea portula Liebm.
synonymPilea portulacina (Spreng.) Bl.
synonymPilea tenerrima Miq.
synonymPilea trianthemoides (Sw.) Lindl.
synonymUrtica microphylla (L.) Sw.
synonymUrtica portulacina Spreng.
synonymUrtica portulacoides Spreng.
synonymUrtica trianthemoides Sw.
🗒 Common Names
English
  • Artillery Plant
  • Gun Powder / Artillery Plant
  • Gun powder plant
  • Gunpowder Plant
  • Rockweed
Other
  • Artillery Fern
  • Artillery Plant
  • Gunpowder Plant
  • Pistol Plant
  • Rockweed
📚 Overview
Overview
Summary
Brief
Flowering class: Dicot Habit: Herb Distribution notes: Exotic
Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Contributors 
D. Narasimhan
Status UNDER_CREATION
Licenses CC_BY
References 
    Diagnostic Keys
    Description
    Slender succulent herbs; branches and leaves bifarious; stem transparent. Leaves to 4 x 3 mm, ovate-orbicular, base attenuate, apex obtuse, subsucculent, 1-nerved; raphides transverse; petiole to 1 mm long. Flowers monoecious in small umbellate clusters, 1-1.5 mm across. Male flowers: tepals 4, free, concave, obtuse; stamens 4. Female flowers: tepals connate, 2-4-toothed; ovary c. 0.5 mm long, ovoid, 1-celled; ovule 1. Achene c. 1 mm long, ellipsoid.
    Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
    Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
    Contributors 
    Status UNDER_CREATION
    Licenses CC_BY
    References 
      Habit: Herb
      G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
      Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
      Contributors 
      Status UNDER_CREATION
      Licenses CC_BY
      References 
        No Data
        📚 Natural History
        Cyclicity
        Flowering and fruiting: August-November
        Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
        Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
        Contributors 
        Status UNDER_CREATION
        Licenses CC_BY
        References 
          Miscellaneous Details
          Notes: Plains to High Altitude, Naturalized, Native of Tropical America
          G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
          Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
          Contributors 
          Status UNDER_CREATION
          Licenses CC_BY
          References 
            No Data
            📚 Habitat and Distribution
            General Habitat
            Moist places
            Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
            Attributions Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
            Contributors 
            Status UNDER_CREATION
            Licenses CC_BY
            References 
              Grown as garden plant, often found as an escape
              Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
              Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
              Contributors 
              Status UNDER_CREATION
              Licenses CC_BY
              References 
                Description
                Global Distribution

                India: Assam, Meghalaya; South Africa

                Local Distribution

                Assam

                Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
                Attributions Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
                Contributors 
                Status UNDER_CREATION
                Licenses CC_BY
                References 
                  Global Distribution

                  South America; now introduced into other tropical regions

                  Indian distribution

                  State - Kerala, District/s: All Districts

                  Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                  Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                  Contributors 
                  Status UNDER_CREATION
                  Licenses CC_BY
                  References 
                    Maharashtra: Ahemdnagar, Kolhapur, Pune, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Satara, Sindhudurg Karnataka: Coorg, Mysore, Shimoga Kerala: All districts Tamil Nadu: All districts
                    G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
                    Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
                    Contributors 
                    Status UNDER_CREATION
                    Licenses CC_BY
                    References 
                      No Data
                      📚 Occurrence
                      No Data
                      📚 Uses and Management
                      Uses

                      System of Medicines Used In

                      Folk medicine
                      Folk medicine
                      System Of Medicines Used In

                      Folk medicine

                      FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=4723
                      Attributions FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=4723
                      Contributors 
                      Status UNDER_CREATION
                      Licenses CC_BY
                      References 
                        No Data
                        📚 Information Listing
                        References
                        1. Pilea microphylla (L.) Liebm., Vidensk. Selsk. Skr. 5:296. 1851; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1379(965). 1928; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 279. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 384. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 360. 1985; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 440. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 376. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 764. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 438. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 358. 1995; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 304. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 644. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 472. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 655. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 762. 2009.
                        2. Parietaria microphylla L., Syst. Nat. (ed.10):1308. 1759.
                        3. Pilea muscosa (L.) Lindl., Coll. Bot. t. 4. 1821; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 5: 551. 1888.
                        1. Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987
                        1. D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=4723
                        Information Listing > References
                        1. Pilea microphylla (L.) Liebm., Vidensk. Selsk. Skr. 5:296. 1851; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1379(965). 1928; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 279. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 384. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 360. 1985; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 440. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 376. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 764. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 438. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 358. 1995; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 304. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 644. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 472. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 655. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 762. 2009.
                        2. Parietaria microphylla L., Syst. Nat. (ed.10):1308. 1759.
                        3. Pilea muscosa (L.) Lindl., Coll. Bot. t. 4. 1821; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 5: 551. 1888.
                        4. Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987
                        5. D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=4723

                        Floristic diversity of the Indian Cardamom Research Institute campus, Myladumpara, Western Ghats, India

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                        📚 Meta data
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                        🐾 Taxonomy
                        RootRoot
                        KingdomPlantae
                        PhylumTracheophyta
                        ClassMagnoliopsida
                        OrderRosales
                        FamilyUrticaceae
                        GenusPilea
                        SpeciesPilea microphylla (L.) Liebm.
                        📊 Temporal Distribution
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