Pilea schimpfii
| Pilea schimpfii | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Urticaceae |
| Genus: | Pilea |
| Species: | P. schimpfii |
| Binomial name | |
| Pilea schimpfii Diels | |
Pilea schimpfii is a species of plant in the Urticaceae family. It is endemic to the Chimborazo, Napo, El Oro, and Carchi provences of Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. During the second world war, the only plants in captivity were destroyed in the German herbarium in Berlin, Germany.
Source
- Valenzuela, J.C., Rojas, W. & Pitman, N. 2004. Pilea schimpfii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 August 2007.
- http://zipcodezoo.com/Plants/P/Pilea_schimpfii.asp