Pilea, Croat 95800--Ecuador. Maquipucuna Biol. Res. Send. Princip. 12 Mar 06. 232 (3).jpg
Pilea Lindl. belongs to the Urticaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Family
Urticaceae
Genus
Pilea
Authorship
Lindl.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 5.8
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.6
Global rank
#79,823 of 335,497
Top 24%
Extinction probability
11%
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, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Herb in dappled shade, less than 0.5 m. Inflorescence light green.
