Pilea repens

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Pilea repens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Urticales
Family: Urticaceae
Genus: Pilea
Species: P. repens
Binomial name
Pilea repens

Pilea repens is a plant which is sometimes cultivated, especially where high humidity can be provided, such as in a terrarium.[1] It it native to the West Indies and has dark-colored leaves.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ R.W. Henley, A.R. Chase and L.S. Osborne. Pilea Production Guide: CFREC-A Foliage Plant Research Note RH-91-28.
  2. ^ Pilea repens: Black-Leaf Panamiga