How to identify Pouzolzia wightii
Identify Pouzolzia wightii by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Confirm leaf surface: Pubescent (softly hairy).
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: December-April.
- In India, compare location records such as Kerala.
- Confirm it sits within the Urticaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Pouzolzia wightii.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Pouzolzia wightii
- Genus
- Pouzolzia
- Family
- Urticaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Evergreen and semi-Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Kerala
- Flowering & fruiting
- December-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Pouzolzia wightii 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.
About Pouzolzia wightii
Pouzolzia wightii is a herb in the Urticaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Kerala. It grows in evergreen and semi-Evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from December to April.
Urticaceae
Nettle family
Pouzolzia wightii belongs to the Urticaceae family.
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