Pouzolzia
Genus of flowering plants
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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 | |
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| Pouzolzia zeylanica | |
Scientific 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 | |
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35, see text | |
| Synonyms[1][2] | |
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Pouzolzia hirta is used as a medicinal herb, as well as for culinary purposes, in various African and Asian countries.[6]
People from Tagin tribe of the state of Arunachal Pradesh in India use Poulzolozia hirta, known as "Oyik" in the local language , 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]
- Pouzolzia formicaria (Wedd.) Wedd. 1857
- Pouzolzia guatemalana (Blume) Wedd. 1869
- var. guatemalana (Blume) Wedd. 1869
- var. nivea (S. Watson) Friis & Wilmot-Dear 1996
- Pouzolzia laevis (Wedd.) Wedd. 1869
- Pouzolzia latistipula Friis & Wilmot-Dear 1996
- Pouzolzia longipes Killip 1937
- Pouzolzia nudiflora (Willd.) Friis & Wilmot-Dear 1996
- Pouzolzia obliqua (Wedd.) Wedd. 1857
- Pouzolzia occidentalis (Liebm.) Wedd. 1857
- var. occidentalis (Liebm.) Wedd. 1857
- var. palmeri (Liebm.) Friis & Wilmot-Dear 1996
- Pouzolzia parasitica (Forssk.) Schweinf. 1896
- Pouzolzia poeppigiana (Wedd.) Killip 1937
- Pouzolzia pringlei Greenm. 1898
- Pouzolzia purpusii Brandegee 1924
- Pouzolzia scaberrima Killip 1934
- Pouzolzia zeylanica (L.) Benn. 1838
Old World Species
The following species are found in the Old World:[2][7]
- Pouzolzia arachnoidea (Walp.) Wedd. 1869
- Pouzolzia australis (Endl.) Friis & Wilmot-Dear 2004
- Pouzolzia boiviniana (Blume) Wedd. 1857
- Pouzolzia cymosa Wight 1853
- Pouzolzia denudata De Wild. & Th. Dur. 1900
- Pouzolzia fadenii Friis & Jellis 1984
- Pouzolzia gaudichaudii Leandri 1951
- Pouzolzia guineensis Benth. 1849
- Pouzolzia herpetophyton Friis & Wilmot-Dear 2004
- Pouzolzia laevigata (Poir.) Gaudich. 1830
- Pouzolzia mandrarensis Leandri 1951
- Pouzolzia mixta Solms 1864
- var. mixta Solms 1864
- var. shirensis (Rendle) Friis & Wilmot-Dear 2004
- Pouzolzia niveotomentosa W. T. Wang 1981
- Pouzolzia parasitica (Forssk.) Schweinf. 1896
- Pouzolzia rubricaulis (Blume) Wedd. 1869
- Pouzolzia sanguinea (Blume) Merrill 1921
- var. cinerascens (Blume) Friis & Wilmot-Dear 2004
- var. formosana (Li) Friis & Wilmot-Dear 2004
- var. fulgens (Wedd.) Hara 1975
- var. sanguinea (Blume) Merrill 1921
- Pouzolzia thailandica Friis & Wilmot-Dear 2004
- Pouzolzia tsaratananensis Friis & Wilmot-Dear 2004
- Pouzolzia variifolia Friis & Wilmot-Dear 2004
- Pouzolzia weddellii Leandri 1951
- Pouzolzia zeylanica (L.) Benn. & R. Br. 1838
- var. calcicola Friis & Wilmot-Dear 2004
- var. zeylanica (L.) Benn. & R. Br. 1838
- Pouzolzia friisii A.Gupta & V.Wagh, 2024
Section Memorialis Benn. & R. Br. 1838
- Pouzolzia hirta (Blume) Hassk. 1844
- var. hirta (Blume) Hassk. 1844
- var. parvifolia (Wight) Friis & Wilmot-Dear 2004
- Pouzolzia pentandra (Roxb.) Benn. & R. Br. 1838
- subsp. pentandra (Roxb.) Benn. & R. Br. 1838
- subsp. wightii (Benn. & R. Br.) Friis & Wilmot-Dear 2004
- var. gracilis (Miq.) Friis & Wilmot-Dear 2004
- var. wightii (Benn. & R. Br.) Friis & Wilmot-Dear 2004
- Pouzolzia peteri Friis 1987