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Pilea

The genus Pilea is in the family Urticaceae in the major group Angiosperms (Flowering plants).

Statistics are at the end of the page.

Species in Pilea

See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name Status Confi­dence level Source
Pilea acuminata Liebm. Accepted M TRO
Pilea adamsiana A.K. Monro Accepted M TRO
Pilea alsinifolia Wedd. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Pilea amplistipulata C.J. Chen Accepted M TRO
Pilea angolensis (Hiern) Rendle Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Pilea angulata (Blume) Blume Accepted M TRO
Pilea angustata Killip Accepted M TRO
Pilea angustifolia Killip Accepted M TRO
Pilea anisophylla (Hook. f.) Wedd. Accepted M TRO
Pilea antioquensis Killip Accepted M TRO
Pilea approximata C.B. Clarke Accepted M TRO
Pilea aquarum Dunn Accepted M TRO
Pilea arguta (Kunth) Wedd. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Pilea attenuata Killip Accepted M TRO
Pilea auricularis C.J. Chen Accepted M TRO
Pilea auriculata Liebm. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Pilea bambusifolia C.J. Chen Accepted M TRO
Pilea basicordata W.T. Wang Accepted M TRO
Pilea bassleriana Killip Accepted M TRO
Pilea baurii B.L. Rob. Accepted M TRO
Pilea boniana Gagnep. Accepted M TRO
Pilea bracteosa Wedd. Accepted M TRO
Pilea cadierei Gagnep. & Guillaumin Accepted M TRO
Pilea callitrichioides (Kunth) Kunth Accepted M TRO
Pilea cangyuanensis H.W. Li Accepted M TRO
Pilea carnosula Wedd. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Pilea cavaleriei H. Lév. Accepted M TRO
Pilea centradenioides Seem. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Pilea ceratocalyx Wedd. Accepted M TRO
Pilea chartacea C.J. Chen Accepted M TRO
Pilea chiapensis Killip Accepted M TRO
Pilea citriodora Wedd. Accepted M TRO
Pilea conjugalis A.K. Monro Accepted M TRO
Pilea cordifolia Hook. f. Accepted M TRO
Pilea cordistipulata C.J. Chen Accepted M TRO
Pilea cornuto-cucullata Cufod. Accepted M TRO
Pilea corona A.K. Monro Accepted M TRO
Pilea costaricensis Donn. Sm. Accepted M TRO
Pilea costata Killip Accepted M TRO
Pilea cruegeriana Wedd. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Pilea cushiensis Killip Accepted M TRO
Pilea cymbifolia Rusby Accepted M TRO
Pilea daguensis Killip Accepted M TRO
Pilea dauciodora Wedd. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Pilea delicatula Killip Accepted M TRO
Pilea depressa (Sw.) Blume Accepted M TRO
Pilea digitata A.K. Monro Accepted M TRO
Pilea diversifolia Wedd. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Pilea dolichocarpa C.J. Chen Accepted M TRO
Pilea dombeyana Wedd. Accepted M TRO
Pilea ecboliophylla Donn. Sm. Accepted M TRO
Pilea elegans Gay Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Pilea elegantissima C.J. Chen Accepted M TRO
Pilea elliptica Wedd. Accepted M TRO
Pilea elliptilimba C.J. Chen Accepted M TRO
Pilea falcata Liebm. Accepted M TRO
Pilea fallax Wedd. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Pilea fasciata Wedd. Accepted M TRO
Pilea fendleri Killip Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Pilea flexuosa Wedd. Accepted M TRO
Pilea foliosa Killip Accepted M TRO
Pilea fontana (Lunell) Rydb. Accepted M TRO
Pilea forgetii N.E.Br. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Pilea funkikensis Hayata Accepted M TRO
Pilea gallowayana Killip Accepted M TRO
Pilea gansuensis C.J. Chen & Z.X. Peng Accepted M TRO
Pilea glaberrima (Blume) Blume Accepted M TRO
Pilea glabra S. Watson Accepted M TRO
Pilea gomeziana W.C. Burger Accepted M TRO
Pilea goudotiana Wedd. Accepted M TRO
Pilea haenkei Killip Accepted M TRO
Pilea herniarioides (Sw.) Lindl. Accepted M TRO
Pilea hexagona C.J. Chen Accepted M TRO
Pilea hilliana Hand.-Mazz. Accepted M TRO
Pilea hirsuta Wedd. Accepted M TRO
Pilea hitchcockii Killip Accepted M TRO
Pilea hookeriana Wedd. Accepted M TRO
Pilea howelliana Hand.-Mazz. Accepted M TRO
Pilea hyalina Fenzl Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Pilea hydrocotyliflora Killip Accepted M TRO
Pilea imparifolia Wedd. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Pilea inaequalis (Juss. ex Poir.) Wedd. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Pilea insolens Wedd. Accepted M TRO
Pilea involucrata (Sims) C.H.Wright & Dewar Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Pilea irrorata Donn. Sm. Accepted M TRO
Pilea ivohibeensis Leandri Accepted M TRO
Pilea jamesoniana Wedd. Accepted M TRO
Pilea killipiana Standl. & Steyerm. Accepted M TRO
Pilea lamioides Wedd. Accepted M TRO
Pilea latifolia Wedd. Accepted M TRO
Pilea lindeniana Wedd. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Pilea linearifolia C.J. Chen Accepted M TRO
Pilea lomatogramma Hand.-Mazz. Accepted M TRO
Pilea longicaulis Hand.-Mazz. Accepted M TRO
Pilea longipedunculata S.S. Chien & C.J. Chen Accepted M TRO
Pilea losensis Killip Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Pilea lucens (Poir.) Wedd. Accepted M TRO
Pilea macbridei Killip Accepted M TRO
Pilea macrocarpa C.J. Chen Accepted M TRO
Pilea macrocystolithica Killip Accepted M TRO
Pilea magnicarpa A.K. Monro Accepted M TRO
Pilea marginata Wedd. Accepted M TRO
Pilea martinii (H. Lév.) Hand.-Mazz. Accepted L TRO
Pilea matsudai Yamam. Accepted M TRO
Pilea media C.J. Chen Accepted M TRO
Pilea medogensis C.J. Chen Accepted M TRO
Pilea melastomoides (Poir.) Wedd. Accepted M TRO
Pilea menghaiensis C.J. Chen Accepted M TRO
Pilea mexicana Wedd. Accepted M TRO
Pilea microcardia Hand.-Mazz. Accepted M TRO
Pilea microphylla (L.) Liebm. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Pilea minutiflora Krause Accepted M TRO
Pilea mollis Wedd. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Pilea monilifera Hand.-Mazz. Accepted M TRO
Pilea multicellularis C.J. Chen Accepted M TRO
Pilea multiflora (Poir.) Wedd. Accepted M TRO
Pilea mutisiana (Spreng.) Wedd. Accepted M TRO
Pilea myriantha Killip Accepted M TRO
Pilea myriophylla Killip Accepted M TRO
Pilea napoana Gilli Accepted M TRO
Pilea nerteroides Killip Accepted M TRO
Pilea nitida Wedd. Accepted M TRO
Pilea notata C.H. Wright Accepted M TRO
Pilea nummulariifolia (Sw.) Wedd. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Pilea nutans Wedd. Accepted M TRO
Pilea obetiifolia Killip Accepted M TRO
Pilea opaca (Lunell) Rydb. Accepted L TRO
Pilea ophioderma Killip Accepted M TRO
Pilea oxyodon Wedd. Accepted M TRO
Pilea pallida Killip Accepted M TRO
Pilea paniculigera C.J. Chen Accepted M TRO
Pilea pansamalana Donn. Sm. Accepted M TRO
Pilea parietaria (L.) Blume Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Pilea pauciflora C.J. Chen Accepted M TRO
Pilea pavonii Wedd. Accepted M TRO
Pilea pellionioides C.J. Chen Accepted M TRO
Pilea peltata Hance Accepted M TRO
Pilea penninervis C.J. Chen Accepted M TRO
Pilea peperomioides Diels Accepted M TRO
Pilea peploides (Gaudich.) Hook. & Arn. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Pilea pichisana Killip Accepted M TRO
Pilea picta Herzog Accepted M TRO
Pilea pittieri Killip Accepted M TRO
Pilea plataniflora C.H. Wright Accepted M TRO
Pilea pleuroneura Donn. Sm. Accepted M TRO
Pilea plumulosa A.K. Monro Accepted M TRO
Pilea poeppigiana Wedd. Accepted M TRO
Pilea portulacina (Spreng.) Blume Accepted M TRO
Pilea pseudonotata C.J. Chen Accepted M TRO
Pilea pteridophylla A.K. Monro Accepted M TRO
Pilea pteropodon Wedd. Accepted M TRO
Pilea pubescens Liebm. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Pilea pulegifolia (Poir.) Wedd. Accepted M TRO
Pilea pumila (L.) A. Gray Accepted M TRO
Pilea punctata (Kunth) Wedd. Accepted M TRO
Pilea purulensis Donn. Sm. Accepted M TRO
Pilea pusilla K. Krause Accepted M TRO
Pilea quadrata A.K. Monro Accepted M TRO
Pilea quercifolia Killip Accepted M TRO
Pilea racemiformis C.J. Chen Accepted M TRO
Pilea racemosa (Royle) Tuyama Accepted M TRO
Pilea ramosissima Killip Accepted M TRO
Pilea receptacularis C.J. Chen Accepted M TRO
Pilea rhombea (L.f.) Liebm. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Pilea rhombifolia Killip Accepted M TRO
Pilea riopalenquensis A.H. Gentry & Dodson Accepted M TRO
Pilea riparia Donn. Sm. Accepted M TRO
Pilea rostellata C.J. Chen Accepted M TRO
Pilea rostulata A.K. Monro Accepted M TRO
Pilea rotundinucula Hayata Accepted M TRO
Pilea rubriflora C.H. Wright Accepted M TRO
Pilea rugosissima Killip Accepted M TRO
Pilea rusbyi (Britton) Killip Accepted M TRO
Pilea salwinensis (Hand.-Mazz.) C.J. Chen Accepted M TRO
Pilea schimpffii Diels Accepted M TRO
Pilea scripta (Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don) Wedd. Accepted M TRO
Pilea selbyanorum Dodson & A.H. Gentry Accepted M TRO
Pilea semisessilis Hand.-Mazz. Accepted M TRO
Pilea senarifolia Donn. Sm. Accepted M TRO
Pilea serpyllifolia (Poir.) Wedd. Accepted M TRO
Pilea serratifolia Wedd. Accepted M TRO
Pilea sinocrassifolia C.J. Chen Accepted M TRO
Pilea sinofasciata C.J. Chen Accepted M TRO
Pilea skutchii Killip Accepted M TRO
Pilea somai Hayata Accepted M TRO
Pilea spinulosa C.J. Chen Accepted M TRO
Pilea spruceana Wedd. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Pilea squamosa C.J. Chen Accepted M TRO
Pilea strigosa Wedd. Accepted M TRO
Pilea subamplexicaulis Killip Accepted M TRO
Pilea subcoriacea (Hand.-Mazz.) C.J. Chen Accepted M TRO
Pilea subedentata S.S. Chien & C.J. Chen Accepted M TRO
Pilea submissa Wedd. Accepted M TRO
Pilea succulenta Wedd. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Pilea suffruticosa K. Krause Accepted M TRO
Pilea supersedens Leandri Accepted M TRO
Pilea swinglei Merr. Accepted M TRO
Pilea symmeria Wedd. Accepted M TRO
Pilea tatamensis Killip Accepted M TRO
Pilea tatei Killip Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Pilea ternifolia Wedd. Accepted M TRO
Pilea tetraphylla (Steud.) Blume Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Pilea tetrapoda Killip Accepted M TRO
Pilea tilarana W.C. Burger Accepted M TRO
Pilea topensis Diels Accepted M TRO
Pilea trianthemoides (Sw.) Lindl. Accepted M TRO
Pilea trichomanophylla A.K. Monro Accepted M TRO
Pilea trichosanthes Wedd. Accepted M TRO
Pilea tridentata Killip Accepted M TRO
Pilea tripartita A.K. Monro Accepted M TRO
Pilea triradiata Killip Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Pilea tsiangiana F.P. Metcalf Accepted M TRO
Pilea tungurahuae Killip Accepted M TRO
Pilea tutensis A.K. Monro Accepted M TRO
Pilea umbriana Killip Accepted M TRO
Pilea umbrosa Blume Accepted M TRO
Pilea unciformis C.J. Chen Accepted M TRO
Pilea urticella Wedd. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Pilea variegata (Spreng.) Seem. Accepted M TRO
Pilea vegasana Killip Accepted M TRO
Pilea verrucosa Killip Accepted M TRO
Pilea villicaulis Hand.-Mazz. Accepted M TRO
Pilea vulcanica Liebm. Accepted M TRO
Pilea weberbaueri Killip Accepted M TRO
Pilea wightii Wedd. Accepted M TRO

Statistics

The Plant List includes 776 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Pilea. Of these 225 are accepted species names.

The Plant List includes a further 65 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus Pilea. We do not intend The Plant List to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of accepted infraspecific names.

Species names

The status of the 776 species names for the genus Pilea recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Status Total
Accepted 225 29.0%
Synonym 109 14.0%
Unplaced 0 0%
Unassessed 442 57.0%

All names

The status of the 841 names (including infraspecific names) for the genus Pilea recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Status Total
Accepted 239 28.4%
Synonym 152 18.1%
Unplaced 0 0%
Unassessed 450 53.5%

Of these names,

The confidence with which the status of the 776 species names recorded in The Plant List for the genus Pilea, are assigned as follows:

Confidence level Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Total
High confidence 0 0 0 0 0 0%
Medium confidence 223 109 0 0 332 42.8%
Low confidence 2 0 0 442 444 57.2%

The source of the species name record found in The Plant List for the genus Pilea, are as follows:

Source of record Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Misapplied Total
Tropicos 193 100 0 25 0 318 41.0%
WCSP (in review) 32 9 0 417 0 458 59.0%