Pouzolzia is a genus of flowering plants in the Urticaceae. There are about 35 species distributed throughout the tropical world.[ Flora of North America]
Pouzolzia hirta is used as a medicinal herb, as well as for culinary purposes, in various African and Asian countries.[Grubben, G. J. H. (2004). Vegetables. PROTA. pg 430.]
People from Tagin people 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:
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Section Pouzolzia Gaudich. 1830
New World Species
The following species are found in the New World:
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Pouzolzia formicaria (Wedd.) Wedd. 1857
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Pouzolzia guatemalana (Blume) Wedd. 1869
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var. guatemalana (Blume) Wedd. 1869
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var. nivea (S. Watson) Friis & Wilmot-Dear 1996
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Pouzolzia laevis (Wedd.) Wedd. 1869
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Pouzolzia latistipula Friis & Wilmot-Dear 1996
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Pouzolzia longipes Killip 1937
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Pouzolzia nudiflora (Willd.) Friis & Wilmot-Dear 1996
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Pouzolzia obliqua (Wedd.) Wedd. 1857
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Pouzolzia occidentalis (Liebm.) Wedd. 1857
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var. occidentalis (Liebm.) Wedd. 1857
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var. palmeri (Liebm.) Friis & Wilmot-Dear 1996
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Pouzolzia parasitica (Forssk.) Schweinf. 1896
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Pouzolzia poeppigiana (Wedd.) Killip 1937
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Pouzolzia pringlei Greenm. 1898
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Pouzolzia purpusii Brandegee 1924
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Pouzolzia scaberrima Killip 1934
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Pouzolzia zeylanica (L.) Benn. 1838
Old World Species
The following species are found in the Old World:[ Flora of China]
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Pouzolzia arachnoidea (Walp.) Wedd. 1869
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Pouzolzia australis (Endl.) Friis & Wilmot-Dear 2004
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Pouzolzia boiviniana (Blume) Wedd. 1857
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Pouzolzia cymosa Wight 1853
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Pouzolzia denudata De Wild. & Th. Dur. 1900
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Pouzolzia fadenii Friis & Jellis 1984
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Pouzolzia gaudichaudii Leandri 1951
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Pouzolzia guineensis Benth. 1849
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Pouzolzia herpetophyton Friis & Wilmot-Dear 2004
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Pouzolzia laevigata (Poir.) Gaudich. 1830
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Pouzolzia mandrarensis Leandri 1951
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Pouzolzia mixta Solms 1864
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var. mixta Solms 1864
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var. shirensis (Rendle) Friis & Wilmot-Dear 2004
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Pouzolzia niveotomentosa W. T. Wang 1981
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Pouzolzia parasitica (Forssk.) Schweinf. 1896
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Pouzolzia rubricaulis (Blume) Wedd. 1869
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Pouzolzia sanguinea (Blume) Merrill 1921
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var. cinerascens (Blume) Friis & Wilmot-Dear 2004
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var. formosana (Li) Friis & Wilmot-Dear 2004
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var. fulgens (Wedd.) Hara 1975
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var. sanguinea (Blume) Merrill 1921
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Pouzolzia thailandica Friis & Wilmot-Dear 2004
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Pouzolzia tsaratananensis Friis & Wilmot-Dear 2004
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Pouzolzia variifolia Friis & Wilmot-Dear 2004
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Pouzolzia weddellii Leandri 1951
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Pouzolzia zeylanica (L.) Benn. & R. Br. 1838
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var. calcicola Friis & Wilmot-Dear 2004
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var. zeylanica (L.) Benn. & R. Br. 1838
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Pouzolzia friisii A.Gupta & V.Wagh, 2024
Section Memorialis Benn. & R. Br. 1838
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Pouzolzia hirta (Blume) Hassk. 1844
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var. hirta (Blume) Hassk. 1844
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var. parvifolia (Wight) Friis & Wilmot-Dear 2004
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Pouzolzia pentandra (Roxb.) Benn. & R. Br. 1838
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subsp. pentandra (Roxb.) Benn. & R. Br. 1838
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subsp. wightii (Benn. & R. Br.) Friis & Wilmot-Dear 2004
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var. gracilis (Miq.) Friis & Wilmot-Dear 2004
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var. wightii (Benn. & R. Br.) Friis & Wilmot-Dear 2004
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Pouzolzia peteri Friis 1987
Incertae sedis
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Pouzolzia floresiana Friis & Wilmot-Dear 2012
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Pouzolzia rugulosa (Wedd.) Acharya & Kravtsova 2009
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