124. URTICACEX : URTICER, 475 
Not so robust a plant as Laportea oleracea, Wedd., and having 
much narrower leaves, acute at the base, and more produced at 
the apex. 
1. Girardinia cuspidata, Wedd. in DC. Prod. xvi. 1, p. 103; 
Hance in Journ. Linn. Soc. xiii. p. 86 ; Maxim. in Mél. Biol. ix. 
p. 626; Franch. Pl. David. i. p. 272. 
Urtica sp. nov., Mazim. Ind. Fl. Pek. in Prim. Fl. Amur. p. 477. 
Carner: Nankau pass, 30 miles west of Peking (Williams ex 
Hance), Peking (Bretschneider, 680-681 !). Herb. Kew. 
Mongolia. 
2. Girardinia palmata, Gaud. in Freycin. Voy., Bot. p. 498 
(1826). 
Girardinia heterophylla, Decne. in Jacquem. Voy., Bot. p. 151, t. 153 ; 
Wedd. in Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat. Par. ix. (1856) p. 164; DC. Prod. xvi. 
], p. 100; Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. v. p. 550. 
Urtica palmata, Forsk. Fl. /Egypt.-Arab. p. 159. 
Urtica heterophylla, Vahl, Symb. i. p. 76; Wight, Icon. t. 687. 
Hurrun: Ichang (4. Henry, 926!); Yunnan: Mengtze 
(A. Henry, 9065!). Herb. Kew. 
India, Java, and Tropical Africa. 
“The leaves cause soreness and itching of the hands for a 
day " (Dr. A. Henry). 
1. Pilea anisophylla, Wedd. in Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat. Par.ix. 
(1856) p. 193? 
Formosa: Bankinsing mountains (4. Henry, 1634!) ; 
Yunnan: Mengtze (A. Henry, 11287! Hancock, 416!). Herb. 
Kew. — 
This is distinguishable from typical P. anisophylla, Wedd., 
only by its moneecious inflorescence. The Formosan plant has 
more pronounced denticulations on the leaves. 
2. Pilea bracteosa, Wedd. in Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat. Par. ix. 
(1856) p. 245; DC. Prod. xvi. 1, p. 184; Hance in Journ. Bot. 
1883, p. 356; Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. v. p. 555. 
Formosa: Tamsui ( Watters ex Hance). 
Northern India. 
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