Pilea cavernicola

Pilea cavernicola
A collage of Pilea cavernicola including closeups
A Staminate flowers
B Habit with cave floor
C Pistillate inflorescence and flowers
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Urticaceae
Genus: Pilea
Species: P. cavernicola
Binomial name
Pilea cavernicola
Monro, Wei and Chen

Pilea cavernicola is a herbaceous plant about 0.5 meters tall, native to China. A sciophyte, it grows in very low light conditions in caves in Fengshan County, Guangxi, China.[1]

References

  1. Monro, Alex K.; Wei, Y. G.; Chen, C. J. (2012). "Three new species of Pilea (Urticaceae) from limestone karst in China". PhytoKeys. 19: 51–66. doi:10.3897/phytokeys.19.3968. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
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