Graceful pouzolzsbush
Pouzolzia zeylanica (L.) Benn.
Pouzolzia zeylanica (L.) Benn., a member of the Urticaceae family, is a perennial herb native to Tropical and Subtropical Asia and Northern Australia. It grows up to 12–40 cm tall, with pale green flowers in loose, hairy clusters in the leaf axils. Its leaves are lance-shaped to rhomboid-ovate, often opposite or rarely alternate, and the plant typically has a tuberous rootstock. It is commonly known as graceful Pouzolz's bush or Ceylon pouzolzia. The species has been introduced to regions such as Florida and El Salvador. It was first described in 1838 and is a superfluous name for Parietaria zeylanica L. (1753).
Description
Pouzolzia zeylanica is distributed across several regions including the conterminous 48 United States, Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Is., China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, El Salvador, Florida, India, Japan, Jawa, Laccadive Is., and Laos. It thrives in seasonally dry tropical biomes and is characterized by its herbaceous growth form and distinctive floral and foliar features. The plant's name was published in 1838, though no holotype material has been definitively identified in LINN. It is sometimes referred to as a synonym for Parietaria zeylanica L. (1753).
Other common names
Graceful pouzolzsbush
Distribution
TW · SG · conterminous 48 United States · Andaman Is. · Assam · Bangladesh · Borneo · Cambodia · Caroline Is. · China North-Central · China South-Central · China Southeast · East Himalaya · El Salvador · Florida · India · Japan · Jawa · Laccadive Is. · Laos · Lesser Sunda Is. · Malaya · Maldives · Maluku · Myanmar · Nansei-shoto · Nepal · New Guinea · Nicobar Is. · Northern Territory
Synonyms
Urtica alienataPouzolzia indicaParietaria zeylanicaPouzolzia indica var. alienataPouzolzia zeylanica var. alienataRobertwightia zeylanica
