Urticaceae
Pilea

Pilea tetraphylla (Steud.) Blume

First published in Mus. Bot. 2: 50 (1856)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Bioko, E. Nigeria to Eritrea and S. Tropical Africa, Madagascar, S. Arabian Peninsula. It is an annual and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gulf of Guinea Is., Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Nigeria, Oman, Rwanda, Socotra, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Friis, I. (1989). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Urticaceae: 1-64.
  • Ghazanfar, S.A. (1992). An Annotated Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Oman and their Vernacular names. Scripta Botanica Belgica 2: 1-153.
  • Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1989 publ. 1990). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 3: 1-659. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M. & Keay, R.W.J. (1954-1958). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 1-828.
  • Launert, E. & Cope, G.V. (eds.) (1991). Flora Zambesiaca 9(6): 1-135. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lewalle, J. (1970). Liste floristique et répartition altitudinale de la flore du Burundi occidental: 1-84. Université officielle de Bujumbura.
  • Miller, A.G. & Cope, T.A. (1996). Flora of the Arabian peninsula and Socotra 1: 1-586. Edinburgh university press.
  • Miller, A.G. & Morris, M. (2004). Ethnoflora of Soqotra Archipelago: 1-759. The Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh.
  • Robyns, W. & al. (eds.) (1948-1963). Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi 1-10.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Hauman in Fl. Congo Belge 1: 199.
  • —F.T.A. 6, 2: 270 (incl. var. major Rendle)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Friis, I. (1989). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Urticaceae: 1-64.
  • Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1989 publ. 1990). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 3: 1-659. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M. & Keay, R.W.J. (1954-1958). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 1-828.
  • Launert, E. & Cope, G.V. (eds.) (1991). Flora Zambesiaca 9(6): 1-135. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lewalle, J. (1970). Liste floristique et répartition altitudinale de la flore du Burundi occidental: 1-84. Université officielle de Bujumbura.
  • Miller, A.G. & Morris, M. (2004). Ethnoflora of Soqotra Archipelago: 1-759. The Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1978). Flora du Rwanda 1: 1-413. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • A.D.Q. Agnew, Upland Kenya Wild Flowers p. 323 (1974).
  • Blume, Mus. Bot. Lugd.-Bat. 2:50 (1856).
  • Hauman in Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi, 1:199 (1948).
  • Keay in Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2,1: 621 (1958).
  • Letouzey in Fl. Cameroun 8: 173 (1968).
  • Rendle in Flora of Tropical Africa 6(2): 270 (1917).
  • Troupin, Fl. Rwanda 1: 165, fig. 33/3 (1978).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2004 Ghogue, J.-P. [1009] Cameroon K000198601 No
Jan 1, 2004 Pollard, B.J. [458] Cameroon K000198602 No
Feb 1, 2003 Manning, S.D. [442] Cameroon K000198506 No
Dec 1, 2000 Etuge, M. [3519] Cameroon K000936026 No
Aug 1, 1998 Onana, J.-M. [550 B] Cameroon K000936029 No
Mar 1, 1997 Cheek, M. [8454] Cameroon K000936024 No
Mar 1, 1997 Munyenyembe, P. [715] Cameroon K000936025 No
May 1, 1996 Onana, J.-M. [446] Cameroon K000936030 No
Jan 1, 1993 Thomas, D.W. [9366] Cameroon K000011616 No
Jan 1, 1993 Tchouto (Mbatchou), P. [329] Cameroon K000011617 No
Jan 1, 1988 Baron, R. [117] Madagascar K000242928 Type No
Jan 1, 1988 Maitland, T.D. [0s.n115] Cameroon K000181409 No
Jan 1, 1988 Schimper [74] Ethiopia K000242914 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1988 Preuss P. R. [1001] Cameroon K000181410 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1988 Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [6972] Cameroon K000181408 No
Jan 1, 1988 Boughey, A.S. [10736] Cameroon K000181405 No
Jan 1, 1988 Satabie, B. [98] Cameroon K000181404 No
Jan 1, 1988 [907] Madagascar K000242927 Holotype Yes
Jan 1, 1988 Morton, J.K. [744] Cameroon K000181406 No
Polhill, R.; Paulo, S. [1757] Tanzania K:SPC-29487.000 No
Ash, J. [601] Ethiopia K:SPC-38886.000 No
Schimper [436] Ethiopia K000242916 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schimper [144] Ethiopia K000242915 Unknown Type Material Yes
Nusbaumer, L.; et al. [LN 5037] Madagascar K001765318 No
Wheatley, J.I. [561] Cameroon K001641028 No
Baron, R. [5211] Madagascar K000242930 Unknown Type Material No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0