Urticaceae FAMILY
Pouzolzia guineensis
Pouzolzia guineensis
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
HabitAnnual/Perennial
Growth—
The plant is a considered to be a weed of agriculture, especially of tree crops such as cacao and cola. It is also a host of the cotton stainer, Dysdercus superstitiosus, which is a pest of cotton, rice and peanuts[1]. A very variable plant[2].
Propagation
Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Pouzolzia+guineensis>
Pollinators
Data unavailable
References
- [1]Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. — http://www.prota.org ↩︎An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
- [2]African Flowering Plants Database — Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. · http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php ↩︎Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map.