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in clusters on the slender branches of stalked, spreading, axillary 
panicles 2-4 in. long, the male and female on the same or on 
different plants. Male flowers : perianth 4-parted ; stamens 4, 
anthers white. Female flowers : perianth 3-parted, segments un- 
equal ; stigma resembling a small, sessile tuft of hairs. Achene 
flattened, embraced at the base by the persistent perianth. 
Hairy. Leaves ovate ; teeth large . . . . . . 1. P. mnbrosa. 
Glabrous. Leaves lanceolate ; teeth small . . . . 2. P. scripta. 
1. Pilea umbrosa, Wedd. ; FI. Br. Ind. v. 556. More or less 
hairy; stems 1-4 ft. Leaves ovate, 3-5x2-3J in., base wedge- 
shaped, rounded or cordate ; tip tail-like, acute ; teeth large, coarse, 
sharp ; stalks 1-3 in. Achenes smooth. (Fig. 150.) 
Simla, common in shady places ; June-September. — Temperate Himalaya, 
4000-9000 ft. 
2. Pilea scripta, Wedd . ; FI. Br. Ind. v. 556. Glabrous ; stems 
1-4 ft. Leaves lanceolate, 3-8 x 1-2J in., narrowed to both ends, 
long-pointed ; teeth small, shallow ; stalks J-2 in. Achenes 
rough. 
Simla, common in shady place ; June-September. — Temperate Himalaya, 
4000-7000 ft. 
