Pilea hydrocotyliflora
Killip
Urticaceae
Common Name:
General Information
Pilea hydrocotyliflora is an evergreen, perennial plant producing unbranched stems 60 - 90cm tall[
871- Title
- Contributions from the United States National Herbarium Vol 26
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Smithsonian Institution; Washington
- Year
- 1940
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A botanical Journal, it includes a treatment of the Lecythidaceae. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local medicinal use.
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
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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.
].
Botanical References
871- Title
- Contributions from the United States National Herbarium Vol 26
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Smithsonian Institution; Washington
- Year
- 1940
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A botanical Journal, it includes a treatment of the Lecythidaceae. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
Range
S. America - Peru, Ecuador, Venezuela.
Habitat
An understorey plant in dense primary forest and also in more open, secondary formations[
521- Title
- Useful Plants of the Siona and Secoya Indians of Eastern Ecuador.
- Publication
- Fieldiana Botany New Series No. 15
- Author
- Vickers W.T.; Plowman T.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Field Museum of Natural History; USA.
- Year
- 1984
- ISBN
- 0015 - 0746
- Description
- Very terse, but it gives the uses of a large number of species. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
Properties
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Habit | Evergreen Perennial |
| Height | 0.60 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
The plant is used as a remedy for mouth ulcers. The herb is crushed in a little wate,r and the infusion then held in the mouth to produce a soothing effect[
521- Title
- Useful Plants of the Siona and Secoya Indians of Eastern Ecuador.
- Publication
- Fieldiana Botany New Series No. 15
- Author
- Vickers W.T.; Plowman T.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Field Museum of Natural History; USA.
- Year
- 1984
- ISBN
- 0015 - 0746
- Description
- Very terse, but it gives the uses of a large number of species. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
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with help from
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