Pouzolzia
Pouzolzia zeylanica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Urticaceae
Tribe: Boehmerieae
Genus: Pouzolzia
Gaudich. 1830
Type species
Pouzolzia laevigata
(Poir.) Gaudich. 1830
Species

35, see text

Synonyms[1][2]
  • Goetharthia Herzog 1915
  • Hyrtanandra Miq. 1851
  • Leucococcus Liebmann 1851
  • Margarocarpus Wedd. 1848

Pouzolzia is a genus of flowering plants in the nettle family. There are about 35 species distributed throughout the tropical world.[3] Most are shrubs, and some are herbs. The genus was named for French botanist and plant collector Pierre Marie Casimir de Pouzolz (1785–1858).[4][5]

Pouzolzia hirta is used as a medicinal herb, as well as for culinary purposes, in various African and Asian countries.[6]

People from different tribes of the state of Arunachal Pradesh in India use Poulzolozia hirta, known as "Oyik" in the local dialect, as a part of a main food course which is consumed along with rice. Oyik is prepared with smoked beef/Gayal meat (Bos frontalis) or pork, along with dried bamboo shoots, and served at various occasions and festivals.

Selected species

The following species are included:[3]

Section Pouzolzia Gaudich. 1830

New World Species

The following species are found in the New World:[1]

Old World Species

The following species are found in the Old World:[2][7]

Section Memorialis Benn. & R. Br. 1838

Incertae sedis

References

  1. ^ a b Wilmot-Dear CM, Friis I (1996). The New World species of Boehmeria and Pouzolzia (Urticaceae, tribus Boehmerieae). A taxonomic revision. Opera Botanica. Vol. 129. Copenhagen, Denmark: Council for Nordic Publications in Botany. pp. 1–103. ISBN 87-88702-37-5.
  2. ^ a b Wilmot-Dear CM, Friis I (2004). "The Old World species of Pouzolzia (Urticaceae, tribus Boehmerieae). A taxonomic revision". Nordic Journal of Botany. 24 (1): 5–111. doi:10.1111/j.1756-1051.2004.tb00825.x.
  3. ^ a b Kravtsova TI, et al. (2003). "Morphology and anatomy of fruits in Pouzolzia (Urticaceae) in relation to taxonomy". Kew Bull. 58 (2): 297–327. doi:10.2307/4120618. JSTOR 4120618.
  4. ^ Flora of North America
  5. ^ "Pouzolz, Pierre Marie Casmir de". Index of Botanists. Harvard University Herbarium. Retrieved January 17, 2012.
  6. ^ Grubben, G. J. H. (2004). Vegetables. PROTA. pg 430.
  7. ^ Flora of China
  8. ^ Wilmot-Dear CM, Friis I (2012). "Pouzolzia floresiana (Urticaceae), a new species from Flores, Nusa Tenggara Timur (Lesser Sunda Islands), Indonesia". Edinburgh Journal of Botany. 69 (2): 293–299. doi:10.1017/S0960428612000121.
  9. ^ Wilmot-Dear CM, Acharya N, Kravtsova TI, Friis I (2009). "Pouzolzia rugulosa transferred from Boehmeria, and the distinction between Boehmeria and Pouzolzia (Urticaceae)". Edinburgh Journal of Botany. 66 (1): 51–64. doi:10.1017/S096042860900523X.

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