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Pilea cadierei

Gagnep. & Guillaumin (1939)

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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Historical Distribution

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Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Potentially naturalizing

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Only found in cultivation
Maui Potentially naturalizing

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., sér. 2, 10: 629 (1939)

Other References

Staples & Herbst 2005:553 (KEY), 554 (DESCR); Faccenda 2024a:106 (O? [Lyon Arboretum, observed but uncollected], EM? [Hana Hwy, spreading at least vegetatively]); Oppenheimer & Pezzillo 2024:67 (EM? [adventive, Honolulunui])

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Pilea cadierei Honolulu, 42 Coelho Way shade, garden Preserved_Specimen Leaves above dark shiny green except for silvery-green spots; below light-green. Fl. clusters female not terminal, faint pink. Sterm internodes swollen midway below each leaf pair Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1954-10-11
2 Pilea cadierei east Maui, Hana District, Honolulunui. growing in dense shade of wet Ardisia elliptica forest and possibly naturalized. Preserved_Specimen Small terrestrial herbs, adaxial leaf surface with silvery white bands. Oppenheimer, H.L. 111218 Maui BISH 2012-11-16
3 Pilea cadierei Hana Hwy ca. 4 km W of Wai'anapanapa state park at roadside coconut stand and restaurant Wet, shady roadside dominated by weeds Preserved_Specimen Apparently planted along driveway, but spreading aggressively away from that area. Covering hundreds of square meters and forming a monotypic understory in degraded forest. Even forming a thick stand in the shade underneath Hedychium flavescens. Leaves da Faccenda, K. 2751 Maui BISH 2022-10-23
4 Pilea cadierei Koloa. Lawai Valley. Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden. Bamboo Bridge area Preserved_Specimen Herb of up to 8. Leaves dark, glossy green with silver mottling above, below glossy, slightly paler. Petiole and stem whitish-green. Perianth white; anthers white; filaments clear Flynn, T.W. 1983 Kauai BISH 1986-12-04
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