Pilea bracteosa
Wedd.
Urticaceae
Adicea bracteosa (Wedd.) Kuntze
Adicea obliqua (Hook.f.) Kuntze
Adicea oxydon Kuntze
Pilea obliqua Hook.f.
Common Name:
General Information
Pilea bracteosa is a herbaceous perennial plant growing from a stoloniferous rootstock; it produces a cluster of stems around 15 - 30cm tall, the stems are succulent on their upper half[
266- Title
- Flora of China
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Known Hazards
Although a member of the stinging nettle family (Urticaceae), members of this genus do not have stinging hairs[
266- Title
- Flora of China
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
].
Botanical References
266- Title
- Flora of China
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
Range
E. Asia - southern China (south Xizang, northwest Yunnan), Nepal, Bhutan, northeast India, Myanmar
Habitat
Moist places in broad-leaved forests; at elevations from 1,800 - 2,800 metres[
266- Title
- Flora of China
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
].
Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Habit | Perennial |
| Height | 0.25 m |
| Self-fertile | No |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Species in this genus usually prefer a moist but well-drained soil and a posiion in woodland shade.
A dioecious species, both male and female-flowered forms of the plant usually need to be grown if fruit and seed are required.
Edible Uses
Leaves - fresh or cooked. Used as a vegetable[
513- Title
- Traditional Knowledge of Adi Tribe of Arunachal Pradesh on Plants.
- Publication
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- Author
- Srivastava R.C.
- Publisher
- Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge.
- Year
- 2009 Vol. 8(2)
- ISBN
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- Description
- Basic information on the plants that the Adi tribe of Arunachal Pradesh use.
]. A nutritious vegetable, it is commonly consumed in parts of India[
1775- Title
- Trace elements and antioxidant activity of six wild edible plants that are widely consumed by ethnic tribes of Aruna
- Publication
- Indian J. Agric. Res., 52 (1) 2018 : 85-88
- Author
- Medak B. & Singha L.B.
- Website
- http://10.18805/IJARe.A-4755
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2018
- ISBN
- 0367-8245
- Description
-
].
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
Division
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Useful Temperate Plants Database 2016 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
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