Pilea peploides
Pacific Island Clearweed
Also known as: Adicea peplodes (Gaudich.) Kuntze +7 more
- Adicea peplodes (Gaudich.) Kuntze
- Adicea peploides (Gaudich.) Kuntze
- Dubreulia peploides Gaudich.
- Dubrueilia peploides Gaudich.
- Pilea peploides var. major Hillebr.
- Pilea peploides var. major Wedd.
- Pilea pygmaea Miq.
- Urtica peploides (Gaudich.) Steud.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Urticaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a subshrub.
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Pilea peploides (commonly known as Pacific Island clearweed) is a shrub within the Urticaceae family. It naturally occurs in Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, the Pacific, and South America. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, PACIFIC, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, North-Central Pacific, Russian Far East, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Assam, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Christmas I., East Himalaya, Galápagos, Hawaii, Inner Mongolia, Japan, Jawa, Korea, Manchuria, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Primorye, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya