✿Urticaceae · Pilea
Narali / Three-Vein Clearweed
Pilea melastomoides
UndershrubMedicinal
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand
- Flowering
- April-December
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Pilea melastomoides
- Genus
- Pilea
- Family
- Urticaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Evergreen- and shola forests, also in valleys near streams
- Native to
- India, Sri Lanka, Java
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Malay Islands
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- April-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Narali itself; the rest are typical of the Urticaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Fruit
- Achene
Typical of the Urticaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- Narali, നരളി
About Narali
Three-vein Clearweed (Pilea melastomoides) is a low shrub in the Urticaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Uttarakhand. It grows in evergreen- and shola forests, also in valleys near streams. Flowering and fruiting run from April to December.
Botanical family
Urticaceae
Nettle family
Narali belongs to the Urticaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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