Kingdom:
Phylum:
Angiosperms
Order:
Rosales
Family:
Genus:
Species:
tsoongii
ID:
1144358

Status:
valid

Authors:
(Merr.) Merr.

Source:
tro

Year:
1930

Citation Micro:
Lingnan Sci. J. 6: 325 (1928 publ. 1930)

WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001143696



Common Names

  • Pellionia tsoongii
  • Tsoong's Pellionia
  • Tsoong Pellionia


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Uses & Benefits

Pellionia tsoongii is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and as a houseplant. It is also used in traditional medicine to treat fever, stomach ache, and skin diseases.

Cultivars, Varieties & Sub-species

Pellionia tsoongii sub. subglabra H.W.Li
Pellionia tsoongii sub. tsoongii

Flower, Seeds and Seedlings

Pellionia tsoongii has small white flowers with yellow centers and small, round, black seeds. The seedlings have small, oval-shaped leaves and a single stem.

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Cultivation and Propagation

Pellionia tsoongii can be propagated by division of the rhizomes or by seed. For division, the rhizomes should be divided in spring or autumn. For seed, the seeds should be sown in spring in a cold frame or in a greenhouse. When the seedlings are large enough to handle, they should be transplanted into individual pots and grown on in the greenhouse for their first winter. Plant out in late spring or early summer.

Where to Find Pellionia tsoongii

Pellionia tsoongii is native to Taiwan and other parts of East Asia.

Species in the Urticaceae family

Archiboehmeria atrata, Astrothalamus reticulatus, Australina flaccida, Australina pusilla, Australina pusilla, Boehmeria aspera, Boehmeria balslevii, Boehmeria beyeri, Boehmeria brevirostris, Boehmeria bullata, Boehmeria burgeriana, Boehmeria caudata, Boehmeria celtidifolia, Boehmeria clidemioides, Boehmeria conica, Boehmeria cylindrica, Boehmeria densiflora, Boehmeria depauperata, Boehmeria didymogyne, Boehmeria dura, Boehmeria egregia, Boehmeria excelsa, Boehmeria grandis, Boehmeria hamiltoniana, Boehmeria helferi, Boehmeria heterophylla, Boehmeria holosericea, Boehmeria japonica, Boehmeria kiusiana, Boehmeria kurzii, Boehmeria lanceolata, Boehmeria martii, Boehmeria multiflora, Boehmeria nakashimae, Boehmeria nivea, Boehmeria ourantha, Boehmeria pavonii, Boehmeria penduliflora, Boehmeria pilosiuscula, Boehmeria platanifolia, Boehmeria polystachya, Boehmeria radiata, Boehmeria ramiflora, Boehmeria repens, Boehmeria rugosissima, Boehmeria siamensis, Boehmeria sieboldiana, Boehmeria spicigera, Boehmeria splitgerbera, Boehmeria ternifolia,

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