Pilea arguta (Kunth) Wedd. belongs to the Urticaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.

Croat, T 93272

August 11, 2004

Location

Ecuador, Pichincha

0.021944, -78.746944

Location Remarks

Along road between Tandayapa and Mindo, vicinity of Bellavisata Tourist Lodge, 6.5 km N of Tandayapa on old road from Nono to Mindo. 2270 m elev.

Collectors

Tom B. Croat, Geneviève Ferry, Christopher Davidson

Notes

Pendent; inflorescence greenish.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Rosales

Family

Urticaceae

Genus

Pilea

Specific Epithet

arguta

Authorship

(Kunth) Wedd.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 5.3

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.6

Global rank

#81,270 of 335,497

Top 25%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →