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Pouzolzia formicaria

Botanic Family

Urticaceae

Author

(Peoppig ex Weddell) Weddell

Common Names

• Pishquisma (Quichua)

Geographical Habitats

• N. Brazil
• Colombia
• Ecuador
• Peru
• Venezuela

Natural Habitats

• Secondary forest
• riverside
• riverine forest
• lakeside
• floodplain forest

Flowering Times

• Jan
• Feb
• Mar
• Apr
• May
• Jun
• Jul
• Aug
• Sep
• Dec

Fruiting Times

Scandent dioecious shrub or woody liana with leaves to 120mm x 60mm, scabrid above, glabrous beneath. Green or white flowers, flower spikes to 150mm long, hispid female flowers 2mm long. Brownish-white achenes to 1.5mm long, with pubescent styles 4.5mm long.

Edible leaves

Further References

• Mobot
• The Plant List 2
• FOPE