Pouzolzia is a genus of flowering plants in the nettle family. There are about 35 species distributed throughout the tropical world. Most are shrubs, and some are herbs. The genus was named for French botanist and plant collector Pierre Marie Casimir de Pouzolz (1785–1858).Flora of North America
Pouzolzia hirta is used as a medicinal herb, as well as for culinary purposes, in various African and Asian countries.Grubben, G. J. H. (2004). Vegetables. PROTA. pg 430.
People from Tagin tribe of the state of Arunachal Pradesh in India use Poulzolozia hirta, known as "Oyik" in the local language, as a part of a main food course which is consumed along with rice. Oyik is prepared with smoked beef/Gayal meat (Bos frontalis) or pork, along with dried bamboo shoots, and served at various occasions and festivals.
Selected species The following species are included:
Section Pouzolzia Gaudich. 1830 New World Species The following species are found in the New World: Pouzolzia formicaria (Wedd.) Wedd. 1857 Pouzolzia guatemalana (Blume) Wedd. 1869 var. guatemalana (Blume) Wedd. 1869 var. nivea (S. Watson) Friis & Wilmot-Dear 1996 Pouzolzia laevis (Wedd.) Wedd. 1869 Pouzolzia latistipula Friis & Wilmot-Dear 1996 Pouzolzia longipes Killip 1937 Pouzolzia nudiflora (Willd.) Friis & Wilmot-Dear 1996 Pouzolzia obliqua (Wedd.) Wedd. 1857 Pouzolzia occidentalis (Liebm.) Wedd. 1857 var. occidentalis (Liebm.) Wedd. 1857 var. palmeri (Liebm.) Friis & Wilmot-Dear 1996 Pouzolzia parasitica (Forssk.) Schweinf. 1896 Pouzolzia poeppigiana (Wedd.) Killip 1937 Pouzolzia pringlei Greenm. 1898 Pouzolzia purpusii Brandegee 1924 Pouzolzia scaberrima Killip 1934 Pouzolzia zeylanica (L.) Benn. 1838
Old World Species The following species are found in the Old World:Flora of China Pouzolzia arachnoidea (Walp.) Wedd. 1869 Pouzolzia australis (Endl.) Friis & Wilmot-Dear 2004 Pouzolzia boiviniana (Blume) Wedd. 1857
Pouzolzia cymosa Wight 1853 Pouzolzia denudata De Wild. & Th. Dur. 1900 Pouzolzia fadenii Friis & Jellis 1984 Pouzolzia gaudichaudii Leandri 1951 Pouzolzia guineensis Benth. 1849 Pouzolzia herpetophyton Friis & Wilmot-Dear 2004
Pouzolzia laevigata (Poir.) Gaudich. 1830 Pouzolzia mandrarensis Leandri 1951 Pouzolzia mixta Solms 1864 var. mixta Solms 1864 var. shirensis (Rendle) Friis & Wilmot-Dear 2004 Pouzolzia niveotomentosa W. T. Wang 1981 Pouzolzia parasitica (Forssk.) Schweinf. 1896 Pouzolzia rubricaulis (Blume) Wedd. 1869 Pouzolzia sanguinea (Blume) Merrill 1921 var. cinerascens (Blume) Friis & Wilmot-Dear 2004 var. formosana (Li) Friis & Wilmot-Dear 2004 var. fulgens (Wedd.) Hara 1975 var. sanguinea (Blume) Merrill 1921 Pouzolzia thailandica Friis & Wilmot-Dear 2004 Pouzolzia tsaratananensis Friis & Wilmot-Dear 2004 Pouzolzia variifolia Friis & Wilmot-Dear 2004 Pouzolzia weddellii Leandri 1951 Pouzolzia zeylanica (L.) Benn. & R. Br. 1838 var. calcicola Friis & Wilmot-Dear 2004 var. zeylanica (L.) Benn. & R. Br. 1838 Pouzolzia friisii A.Gupta & V.Wagh, 2024
Section Memorialis Benn. & R. Br. 1838 Pouzolzia hirta (Blume) Hassk. 1844 var. hirta (Blume) Hassk. 1844 var. parvifolia (Wight) Friis & Wilmot-Dear 2004 Pouzolzia pentandra (Roxb.) Benn. & R. Br. 1838 subsp. pentandra (Roxb.) Benn. & R. Br. 1838 subsp. wightii (Benn. & R. Br.) Friis & Wilmot-Dear 2004 var. gracilis (Miq.) Friis & Wilmot-Dear 2004 var. wightii (Benn. & R. Br.) Friis & Wilmot-Dear 2004 Pouzolzia peteri Friis 1987
Incertae sedis Pouzolzia floresiana Friis & Wilmot-Dear 2012 Pouzolzia rugulosa (Wedd.) Acharya & Kravtsova 2009
References
External links Flora of Pakistan