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Synonyms: |
Pilea ceratomera Wedd. Pilea comorensis Engl. Pilea macrodonta Baker Pilea stipulata Hutch. & Dalz. Pilea worsdellii N.E. Br. |
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Status: | Native |
Description: |
Perennial herb with erect unbranched stems up to 50 cm high, growing from a creeping rhizome. Leaves opposite, more or less equal in size, more or less broadly ovate, mostly 2-5 cm long, hairless on both surfaces but with linear outgrowths of the epidermal cell walls (cystoliths); margin with 5-15 teeth each side; petiole 4-6 cm long. Stipules broadly ovate, up to 5 mm long, often cordate and clasping the stem. Inflorescences in dense axillary clusters, unisexual with sexes on different plants or at least on each stem. |
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Habitat: | High rainfall, montane evergreen forest, often in rocky places by streams. |
Altitude range: | 1800 - 2200 m |
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Worldwide distribution: | Nigeria, Cameroon, Bioko, DRC, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, South Africa. Also in Madagascar and Comoro. |
Malawi distribution: | N,S |
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Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Content last updated: | Tuesday 18 June 2019 |
Literature: |
Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 280. Friis, I. (1991). Urticaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(6) Pages 98 - 99. Harris, T., Darbyshire, I. & Polhill, R. (2011). New species and range extensions from Mt Namuli, Mt Mabu and Mt Chiperone in northern Mozambique Kew Bulletin 66(2) Page 250. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 101. Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 182. |
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