Pilea tetraphylla
Also known as: Adicea modesta (Baker) Kuntze +8 more
- Adicea modesta (Baker) Kuntze
- Adicea tetraphylla (Steud.) Kuntze
- Pilea hypnophila Baker
- Pilea modesta Baker
- Pilea quadrifolia A.Rich.
- Pilea tetraphylla var. hypnophila (Baker) Leandri
- Pilea tetraphylla var. major Rendle
- Urtica quadrifolia Hochst. ex A.Rich.
- Urtica tetraphylla Steud.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Urticaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual.
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Found natively in Africa and Temperate Asia, Pilea tetraphylla is an annual belonging to the Urticaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, East Tropical Africa, Northeast Tropical Africa, South Tropical Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gulf of Guinea Is., Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Nigeria, Oman, Rwanda, Socotra, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe