''Pouzolzia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the

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. There are about 35 species distributed throughout the tropical world. Most are

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s, and some are herbs. The genus was named for French botanist and plant collector Pierre Marie Casimir de Pouzolz (1785–1858). '' 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).
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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 The gayal (''Bos frontalis''), also known as mithun and drung ox, is a large domestic cattle distributed in Northeast India, Bangladesh, Myanmar and in Yunnan, China.Simoons, F. J. (1984). ''Gayal or mithan''. In: Mason, I. L. (ed.) ''Evolution ...

meat (''

Bos frontalis The gayal (''Bos frontalis''), also known as mithun and drung ox, is a large domestic cattle distributed in Northeast India, Bangladesh, Myanmar and in Yunnan, China.Simoons, F. J. (1984). ''Gayal or mithan''. In: Mason, I. L. (ed.) ''Evolution ...

'') 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: *'' 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 zeylandica'' (L.) Benn. & R. Br. 1838 ** var. ''calcicola'' Friis & Wilmot-Dear 2004 ** var. ''zeylandica'' (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

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Flora of Pakistan
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