Kingdom:
Phylum:
Angiosperms
Order:
Rosales
Family:
Species:
praetermissa
ID:
1144072

Status:
valid

Authors:
Hinton

Source:
tro

Year:
1968

Citation Micro:
Sida 3: 192 (1968)

WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001143410

Common Names

  • Parietaria praetermissa
  • Missed Pellitory
  • Missed Parietaria

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Description

Parietaria praetermissa (also called Missed Pellitory, among many other common names) is a perennial herbaceous plant native to western North America. It has a woody stem, and its leaves are ovate to lanceolate in shape. It grows in tropical and subtropical moist lowland forests, as well as in disturbed areas.

Uses & Benefits

Parietaria praetermissa is used as an ornamental plant due to its attractive foliage and its ability to tolerate low light conditions. It is also known for its air-purifying properties, removing toxins such as formaldehyde, benzene, and trichloroethylene from the air.

Flower, Seeds and Seedlings

Parietaria praetermissa has small, yellow-green flowers that are clustered together in the leaf axils. The seeds are small, black, and round. The seedlings have long, narrow, pointed cotyledons.

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Where to Find Parietaria praetermissa

Parietaria praetermissa is native to the Caribbean and Central and South America. It can be found in tropical and subtropical climates.

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,

References

Billy Dan Hinton: Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Hinton' in the authors string.
POWO record for urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:183220-2: Based on the WCVP December 2022 data release.