Pilea scripta (Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don) Wedd., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 4, 1: 187 1854. (syn: Adicea scripta (Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don) Kuntze; Pilea goglado Wedd. (ambiguous synonym); Pilea nepalensis Wedd.; Urtica scripta Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don; Urtica triplinervis Buch.-Ham. ex Wall. (ambiguous synonym)); S-Tibet, China (W-Yunnan), India, Myanmar [Burma], Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim,
Pakistan (Hazara, Murree), Jammu & Kashmir (Poonch, Kashmir, Jammu) as per Catalogue of life; Common name: Himalayan Clearweed Pilea scripta ABJUN01/07 : 3 posts by 2 authors. These Clearweeds are flowering now with their beautiful frilly red flowers. Pilea scripta – Himalayan Clearweed Mcleodganj, Dharamshala, HP 1750m 18 June 2015. very nice. did you get macro shots of the flowers? Thank you ... No, I didn’t. I actually do not own a macro lens. But this was across a forest fence and I couldn’t reach any closer. But I will get it soon. Here is one close up from today. thanks ... that's a nice close up. an insect crawling i see. a beetle may be. just a guess. Some more close ups of the flowers I did yesterday showing the white anthers emerging from the pink pouches. 4 images. Excellent shots I found a plant developing seedpods today and took a couple of photos. I will keep watching a do more detailed photos soon. 2 images. lovely. I am traveling but could not resist coming in to see what you are up to. looking forward to mature fruits and then seeds Thank you ... I will keep you posted when I get to photograph the mature fruits. Attachments (3) Melastomataceae ?? Sharing some pictures for identification validation shot at Kakani, Nepal on 28 July 2016 at 6000 ft. Or Urticaceae ? Pilea umbrosa or Pilea melastomoides ?? Pilea species in eFloraofindia (with details/ keys from published papers/ regional floras/ FRLHT/ FOI/ Biotik/ efloras/ books etc., where ever available on net) efi pages on Pilea melastomoides & Pilea bracteosa efi page on Pilea umbrosa Could also be Pilea scripta! P. umbrosa has wider hairier leaves. Thanks, ... I think matches with your images at Pilea scripta ABJUN01/07 I guess this is the same plant from other location at Nagarkot on 13 August 2016 at 7000 ft. Attachments (6) Pilea scripta showing yellowish flowers in google and FoI and leaves looks little different. Pl. Give links Link1 In your last image, colour of the flowers (immature?) appear to be yellowish. As per keys at Flora of Pakistan (where no colour of the flowers is mentioned. also no colour mentioned in Flora of China), it should be Pilea scripta. Location: Shivapuri National Park, Nepal Altitude: 4800 ft. Date: 22 July 2017 Is ID correct ? I also think close to other images at Pilea scripta SK1186 09 JUNE 2018 : 6 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (8)- around 800 kb each. Location : Sukhiapokahari, Darjeeling, India Date : 12 May 2018 Elevation : 6900 ft. Habit : Wild Does not look like Pilea scripta (Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don) Wedd., does it ?Please check Pilea melastomoides Urticaceae family member. Monochlamydeae Dicotyledons Angiosperms Plantae Looks close but need further validation I guess. Please copy to efi and ... for coordination I do not think matches with details at Pilea melastomoides I think it should be Pilea scripta as per images and details herein and as per keys at Flora of Pakistan I agree with the identification of Pilea scripta. Pilea scripta (Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don) Wedd. ?? : 5 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (13) Location: Nagarkot, Nepal Altitude : 6000 ft. Date: 18 July 2018 Habit : Wild Yes to me also appear close to images at Pilea scripta Location : Tan-tlang, Mizoram Date : 05-10-2018 Habit : Perennial herb or subshrub Habitat : Wild Pl. check species available at Pilea scripta I guess ! Pilea scripta (Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don) Wedd : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (6)- around 1 mb each. Location: Nagarkot, Kathmandu Date: 03 August 2019 Elevation: 2041 m. Habit : Wild SK 2299 19 November 2019 : 6 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3)- 1 mb each. Location: Matatirtha, Kathmandu Date: 19 October 2019 Elevation: 1546 m. Habit : WildPilea ?? Which one ?? Attachments (1)- 6 mb. Attachments (1)- 4 mb. Attachments (1) - 7 mb. I think close to Pilea scripta (Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don) Wedd. as per comparative images at Pilea I think inflorescence has been infected. References: The Plant List Ver.1.1 Tropicos IPNI Flora of China FOC illustration Flora of Pakistan FOP illustration Annotated checklist of Flowering plants of Nepal Flowers of India India Biodiversity Portal Forest Plants of Eastern India By Amal Bhusan Chaudhuri (1993) |