Pellionia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Urticaceae.[1] The flowers of Pellionia are white globules held on stalks above the plant, which respond to changes in temperature by releasing their pollen as little puffs of smoke.[2]
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus Pellionia:[3]
- Pellionia annamica Gagnep.
- Pellionia brachyceras W.T.Wang
- Pellionia calcifera W.T.Wang
- Pellionia cephaloidea W.T.Wang
- Pellionia donglanensis W.T.Wang
- Pellionia elatostemoides Gaudich.
- Pellionia fruticosa Ridl.
- Pellionia funingensis W.T.Wang
- Pellionia griffithiana Wedd.
- Pellionia jinyunensis C.Xiong, Feng Chen & H.P.Deng
- Pellionia laibinensis W.T.Wang
- Pellionia longipetiolata Ridl.
- Pellionia longzhouensis W.T.Wang
- Pellionia minima Makino
- Pellionia mollissima W.T.Wang
- Pellionia paucidentata (H.Schroet.) S.S.Chien
- Pellionia pauciflora W.T.Wang
- Pellionia pellucida (Raf.) Merr.
- Pellionia retrohispida W.T.Wang
- Pellionia ronganensis W.T.Wang & Y.G.Wei
- Pellionia simianschanica W.T.Wang
- Pellionia subundulata W.T.Wang
- Pellionia sumatrana S.Moore
- Pellionia thorelii Gagnep.
- Pellionia tonkinensis Gagnep.
- Pellionia tritepala W.T.Wang
- Pellionia tsoongii (Merr.) Merr.
- Pellionia viridis C.H.Wright
References
- ^ "Pellionia — The Plant List". www.theplantlist.org. Retrieved 2022-06-08.
- ^ "Watermelon Pellionia — Oxley Nursery". www.oxleynursery.com.au. 13 May 2019. Retrieved 2022-06-08.
- ^ "Pellionia Gaudich. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
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