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Pilea depressa

(Sw.) Blume (1856)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Rosales Family: Urticaceae Genus: Pilea

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Description

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

O'ahu Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Mus. Bot. 2: 46 (1856)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Pilea depressa 2357B Palolo Ave pot Preserved_Specimen Suenaga, B. Oahu BISH 1985-01-01
2 Pilea depressa Foster Botanic Garden partial shade Preserved_Specimen prostrate herb used as a groundcover Lau, J. 1298 Oahu BISH 1985-08-05
3 Pilea depressa Lyon Arboretum, Upper Lawn Makai semi-shade Preserved_Specimen small succulent creeping herb. Leaves small, 3-veined. Flowers in compact clusters and without corolla. Spence, G. 398 Oahu BISH 1976-09-01
4 Pilea depressa Honolulu; Foster Botanic Garden partial shade Preserved_Specimen prostrate herb used as a groundcover Lau, J. 1298 Oahu BISH 1985-08-05
5 Pilea depressa Bishop Museum, overhanging H1 freeway in shade of big banyan tree at the back of campus Preserved_Specimen groundcover. Prostrate herbs forming dense mats; lvs fleshy medium green; flws greenish white, in upper lf axils staminate flws with 4 exserted stamens Evans, M. 3 Oahu BISH 1990-06-20
6 Pilea depressa Bishop Museum campus, back side bordering the H1 freeway, beneath the large banyan tree deep shade around a hedge that surrounds the Banyan Preserved_Specimen creeping ground cover; <8 cm tall. Lvs shiny green, slighly fleshy, main stem prostrate, lateral stems upturned; no flws present Staples, G.W. 552 Oahu BISH 1990-02-01
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