Urticaceae
Pilea

Pilea sublucens Wedd.

First published in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 16(1): 130 (1869)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa to SW. Uganda. It is an epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon, Gabon, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Uganda, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Aké Assi, L. (2002). Flore de la Côte-d'Ivoire: catalogue systématique, biogéographie et écologie. II. Boissiera 58: 1-401.
  • Friis, I. (1989). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Urticaceae: 1-64.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Jongkind, C. (2014). Fauna & Flora of Liberia, flowering plant species list www.liberianfaunaflora.org.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • F.W.T.A., ed. 1, 1: 443, partly
  • P. chevalieri Schnell in Rev. Gén. Bot. 57: 280, fig. 2 (1950).
  • —F.T.A. 6, 2: 273

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Aké Assi, L. (2002). Flore de la Côte-d'Ivoire: catalogue systématique, biogéographie et écologie. II. Boissiera 58: 1-401.
  • Friis, I. (1989). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Urticaceae: 1-64.
  • Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M. & Keay, R.W.J. (1954-1958). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 1-828.
  • Jongkind, C. (2014). Fauna & Flora of Liberia, flowering plant species list www.liberianfaunaflora.org.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1978). Flora du Rwanda 1: 1-413. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Keay in Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 621 (1958).
  • Letouzey in Fl. Cameroun 8: 171 (1968).
  • Rendle in Flora of Tropical Africa 6(2): 273 (1917).
  • Wedd. in DC., Prodr. 16(1): 130 (1869).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2004 Ryan, P. [431] Cameroon K000198568 No
Jan 1, 2004 Cheek, M. [10404] Cameroon K000198570 No
Jan 1, 2004 Sebsebe; Demissew [5093] Cameroon K000198569 No
May 1, 2001 Etuge, M. [4335] Cameroon K000051185 No
May 1, 2001 Etuge, M. [4031] Cameroon K000051174 No
May 1, 2001 Gosline, G. [127] Cameroon K000051184 No
May 1, 2001 Sidwell, K. [362] Cameroon K000051182 No
May 1, 2001 Etuge, M. [2817] Cameroon K000051176 No
May 1, 2001 Gosline, G. [154] Cameroon K000051177 No
May 1, 2001 Cheek, M. [9626] Cameroon K000051188 No
May 1, 2001 Cheek, M. [8998] Cameroon K000051233 No
May 1, 2001 Cheek, M. [8999] Cameroon K000051175 No
Jan 1, 1995 Tchouto (Mbatchou), P. [797] Cameroon K000011605 No
Jan 1, 1995 Cheek, M. [5338] Cameroon K000615005 No
Jan 1, 1995 Ndam, N. [690] Cameroon K000011608 No
Jan 1, 1995 Cheek, M. [5524] Cameroon K000011607 No
Jan 1, 1995 Tchouto (Mbatchou), P. [797] Cameroon K000011604 No
Nov 1, 1993 Wheatley, J.I. [448] Cameroon K000011609 No
Jan 1, 1993 Thomas, D.W. [9134] Cameroon K000011614 No
Jan 1, 1993 Wheatley, J.I. [581] Cameroon K000011611 No
Jan 1, 1993 Watts, J. [532] Cameroon K000011613 No
Jan 1, 1993 Wheatley, J.I. [545] Cameroon K000011610 No
Jan 1, 1993 Tchouto (Mbatchou), P. [413] Cameroon K000011606 No
Jan 1, 1993 Wheatley, J.I. [594] Cameroon K000011612 No
Jan 1, 1993 Tekwe, C. [191] Cameroon K000011615 No
Jan 1, 1988 Letouzey, R. [14997] Cameroon K000181413 No
Jan 1, 1988 Mann [630] Equatorial Guinea K000242909 Holotype Yes
Jan 1, 1988 Preuss, P.R. [953] Cameroon K000181420 Type No
Jan 1, 1988 Preuss, P.R. [953] Cameroon K000181421 Isosyntype No
Jan 1, 1988 Letouzey, R. [14697] Cameroon K000181411 No
Jan 1, 1988 Brunt, M.A. [1225] Cameroon K000181418 No
Jan 1, 1988 Preuss P. R. [573] Cameroon K000181419 Isosyntype Yes
Jan 1, 1988 Migeod, F. [83] Cameroon K000181417 No
Jan 1, 1988 Chevalier, A. [21117] Cote d'Ivoire K000042008 Type No
Jan 1, 1988 Rosevear, D., R. [10237] Cameroon K000181415 No
Jan 1, 1988 Daramola, B., O. [FHI 41581] Cameroon K000181416 No
Jan 1, 1988 Letouzey, R. [14213] Cameroon K000181412 No
Jan 1, 1977 Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [9617] Cameroon K000198505 No
Luke, Q.; Badua, A.; Bokara, D.; Hastings, Z.; Mebulo, I.; Rivas, J. [13463] Equatorial Guinea K001560617 Yes

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    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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 2025. 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