Narali / Three-Vein Clearweed
Pilea melastomoides
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand
- Flowering
- April-December
How to identify Narali
Identify Narali by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a undershrub habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Three prominent leaf veins.
- Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: April-December.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand.
- Confirm it sits within the Urticaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Narali.
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.
Urticaceae
Nettle family
Narali belongs to the Urticaceae family.
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