Urticaceae
Pilea

Pilea rivularis Wedd.

First published in Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat. 9: 266 (1856)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Nigeria to Ethiopia and S. Africa, Comoros, Madagascar. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Comoros, Congo, Ethiopia, Gulf of Guinea Is., Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

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.
  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
  • Friis, I. (1989). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Urticaceae: 1-64.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • 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: 241-251. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Launert, E. & Cope, G.V. (eds.) (1991). Flora Zambesiaca 9(6): 1-135. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1978). Flora du Rwanda 1: 1-413. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
  • Friis, I. (1989). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Urticaceae: 1-64.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • 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: 241-251. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • 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.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Letouzey in Fl. Cameroun 8: 163, t. 27 (1968).
  • Wedd. in Archiv. Mus. Nat. Hist. Nat. 9 (Monogr. Urtic.): 266 (1856).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2009 Cheek, M.; Nfon, R.; Fon of Dom; Tah, K.; Nana, V.; Sene, O. [13450] Cameroon K000580390 Yes
Sep 1, 2008 Tchiengue, B. [2639] Cameroon K000580018 No
Jan 1, 2004 Pollard, B.J. [640] Cameroon K000198615 No
May 1, 2001 Cheek, M. [9038] Cameroon K000051186 No
May 1, 2001 Gosline, G. [155] Cameroon K000051183 No
May 1, 2001 Cheek, M. [9627] Cameroon K000051189 No
May 1, 2001 Satabie, B. [1108] Cameroon K000051187 No
May 1, 2001 Cable, S. [2934] Cameroon K000051181 No
Dec 1, 2000 Kamundi, D. [680] Cameroon K000936020 No
Dec 1, 2000 Kamundi, D. [645] Cameroon K000936019 No
Dec 1, 2000 Pollard, B.J. [70] Cameroon K000936021 No
Dec 1, 2000 Etuge, M. [3609] Cameroon K000936022 No
Dec 1, 2000 Cable, S. [3091] Cameroon K000936016 No
Jun 1, 2000 Etuge, M. [4602] Cameroon K000936023 No
Jun 1, 2000 Onana, J.-M. [620] Cameroon K000936031 No
Mar 1, 1997 Buzgo, M. [620] Cameroon K000936017 No
Mar 1, 1997 Zapfack, L. [1077] Cameroon K000936018 No
Jul 1, 1996 Lane, P. [244] Cameroon K000011600 No
Jan 1, 1996 Sebsebe; Demissew [5075] Cameroon K000381636 No
Jan 1, 1996 Cheek, M. [7604] Cameroon K000381635 No
Jan 1, 1993 Tekwe, C. [223] Cameroon K000011601 No
Jan 1, 1993 Thomas, D.W. [9352] Cameroon K000011602 No
Nov 1, 1992 Thomas, D. [9461] Cameroon K001495603 No
Jan 1, 1988 Schlechter [4740] South Africa K000242948 Type No
Jan 1, 1988 Mann [626] Equatorial Guinea K000242910 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1988 Brenan, J.P.M. [9523] Cameroon K000181400 No
Jan 1, 1988 Madagascar K000242933 Syntype No
Jan 1, 1988 Gregory, H. [241 A] Cameroon K000181397 No
Jan 1, 1988 Coll. Nat. d'Agric. de Dschang [1824 A] Cameroon K000181401 No
Jan 1, 1988 Humblot, L. [286] Madagascar K000242932 Isosyntype No
Jan 1, 1988 Letouzey, R. [8900] Cameroon K000181396 No
Jan 1, 1988 Johnston, H.H. [66] Cameroon K000181403 Unknown Type Material No
Jan 1, 1988 Keay, R.W.J. [28505] Cameroon K000181398 No
Jan 1, 1988 Baron, R. [1058] Madagascar K000242931 Type Yes
Merrett, L.; Ginwalla, R.; Mkandawire, J. [2758] Zambia K001636724 Yes
Patel, H. [7336] Mozambique K000613598 No
Worsdell, W. [s.n.] South Africa K000242947 Unknown Type Material No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
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    • 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