Pilea rivularis
Also known as: Adicea ceratomera (Wedd.) Kuntze +18 more
- Adicea ceratomera (Wedd.) Kuntze
- Adicea macrodonta (Baker) Kuntze
- Adicea rivularis (Wedd.) Kuntze
- Neopilea anivoranensis (Leandri) Leandri
- Neopilea tsaratananensis Leandri
- Pilea anivoranensis Leandri
- Pilea ceratomera f. hypsophila Hauman ex Lambinon
- Pilea ceratomera subsp. glechomoides Hauman
- Pilea ceratomera var. brevinoda Lambinon
- Pilea ceratomera var. mildbraedii Engl.
- Pilea ceratomera var. stipulata (Hutch. & Dalziel) Lambinon
- Pilea ceratomera Wedd.
- Pilea comorensis Engl.
- Pilea macrodonta Baker
- Pilea macropoda Baker
- Pilea magambensis Engl.
- Pilea mildbraedii Engl.
- Pilea rivularis f. hypsophila (Hauman ex Lambinon) Lambinon
- Pilea rivularis var. andasibensis Leandri
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Urticaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a subshrub.
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Pilea rivularis is a shrub belonging to the Urticaceae family. Naturally occurring in Africa, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions. It is part of the broad Pilea genus, encompassing over 600 species globally. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
East Tropical Africa, Northeast Tropical Africa, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Comoros, Congo, Ethiopia, Gulf of Guinea Is., Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms