Pilea cavernicola
Appearance
Pilea cavernicola | |
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A Staminate flowers B Habit with cave floor C Pistillate inflorescence and flowers | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Rosales |
Family: | Urticaceae |
Genus: | Pilea |
Species: | P. cavernicola
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Binomial name | |
Pilea cavernicola Monro, Wei and Chen
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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
[edit]- ^ 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. PMC 3597003. PMID 23717190. Retrieved 29 December 2012.