Pilea centradenioides Seem.

Urticaceae

Collection NumberCroat, T 96284
CollectorsThomas B. Croat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon Christoph
Identified ByR.Liesner (MO), 2009
SourceC. Davidson
Date23 March 2006
CountryEcuador
provincePichincha
LocationAlong road from Santo Domingo de Los Colorados via Chiriboga and San Juan, 12 km NE of La Union and Río Pilaton. 1212 m elev.
Lat/LongS 00 17 46 W 078 52 13
NoteTerrestrial on mossy bank above stream; stems purplish red; leaf blades dark purple-green above, bronze-green below; inflorescence greenish.

Local Habitat

2.0km distance

LocationEcuador, Pichincha, Along road between Santo Domingo de Los Colorados, via Chiriboga and San Juan. Departing main highway at La Uníon, Km 70 on new Sta. Domingo-Quito Hwy., 11.3 km N of main highway., S 00 18 29 W 078 53 01
Date23 March 2006
EcologyMontane rain forest