Pilea repens

Pilea repens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Rosales
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 is native to the West Indies and has dark-colored leaves.[2]

References

  1. ^ R.W. Henley, A.R. Chase and L.S. Osborne. "Pilea Production Guide: CFREC-A Foliage Plant Research Note RH-91-28". http://mrec.ifas.ufl.edu/foliage/folnotes/pilea.htm. 
  2. ^ Pilea repens: Black-Leaf Panamiga