Pilea cavernicola
| Pilea cavernicola | |
|---|---|
 | |
| A Staminate flowers B Habit with cave floor C Pistillate inflorescence and flowers | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Urticaceae |
| Genus: | Pilea |
| Species: | P. cavernicola |
| Binomial name | |
| Pilea cavernicola Monro, Wei and Chen | |
Pilea cavernicola is a herbaceous plant about 0.5 meters tall, native to China. It grows in very low light conditions in caves in Fengshan County, Guangxi, China.[1]
References
- ↑ Monro, Alex K.; Wei, Y. G.; Chen, C. J. (2012). "Three new species of Pilea (Urticaceae) from limestone karst in China". PhytoKeys 19: 51–66. doi:10.3897/phytokeys.19.3968. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
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