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Pilea
''Pilea'', with 600–715 species, is the largest genus of flowering plants in the nettle family (botany), family Urticaceae. It is distributed throughout the tropics, subtropics, and warm temperate regions (with the exception of Australia and New Zealand). Description The majority of species are shade-loving herbaceous plants or shrubs, which are easily distinguished from other Urticaceae by the combination of opposite leaves (with rare exceptions) with a single ligulate intrapetiolar stipule in each leaf axil and cymose or paniculate inflorescences (again with rare exceptions). Uses ''Pilea'' is of little economic importance; one species is used in Chinese traditional medicine (''P. plataniflora''). Horticulture Six species have horticultural value (''P. cadierei'', ''P. grandifolia'', ''P. involucrata'', ''P. microphylla'', ''P. nummulariifolia'', and ''P. peperomioides''), Some pileas are grown for their ornamental foliage which is shaped like lily-pads. The ASPCA includes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pilea Microphylla
''Pilea microphylla'' also known as angeloweed, artillery plant, joypowder plant or (in Latin America) ''brilhantina'' is an annual plant native to Florida, Mexico, the West Indies, and tropical Central America, Central and South America, Southern America. In the southern part of México, specifically Campeche and Mérida, the local name is frescura. The plant belongs to the family Urticaceae. It has light green, almost succulent, stems and tiny leaves. It is grown as a ground cover in many areas. Descriptiom ''Pilea microphylla'' is an annual plant, annual or short-lived perennial plant, perennial. It grows low or creeping on the ground. It is monoecious (with both male and female flowers in a single plant) with smooth, translucent light-green, succulent-like and highly-branching stems. The leaves are oval-shaped, narrowing to a point at the tips, with a short petiole (botany), petiole. They are tiny, averaging at long, and wide. The leaves grow in asymmetric pairs, with on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pilea Involucrata
''Pilea involucrata'' (Sims) Urb., commonly known as the friendship plant, is a species of flowering plant in the nettle family Urticaceae, native to Central and South America. It is a popular houseplant due to its unique foliage and relatively easy care. This species is best known for its popular cultivar, ''Pilea involucrata'' 'Moon Valley'. Description ''Pilea involucrata'' is a bushy, trailing plant typically growing to a height and spread of . The species typically features bright green leaves with a quilted or corrugated texture, often with bronze or reddish undersides. It occasionally produces small, pink-white flowers, but these are infrequent when grown indoors. Cultivation The friendship plant prefers bright, indirect light and well-draining soil that is kept evenly moist. It thrives in temperatures between and moderate to high humidity levels. ''Pilea involucrata'' is easily propagated through division or stem cuttings. Cultivar: 'Moon Valley ''Pilea involucr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urticaceae
The Urticaceae are a family, the nettle family, of flowering plants. The family name comes from the genus ''Urtica''. The Urticaceae include a number of well-known and useful plants, including nettles in the genus ''Urtica'', ramie (''Boehmeria nivea''), māmaki ('' Pipturus albidus''), and ajlai ('' Debregeasia saeneb''). The family includes about 2,625 species, grouped into 53 genera according to the database of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Christenhusz and Byng (2016). The largest genera are '' Pilea'' (500 to 715 species), '' Elatostema'' (300 species), ''Urtica'' (80 species), and '' Cecropia'' (75 species). '' Cecropia'' contains many myrmecophytes. Urticaceae species can be found worldwide, apart from the polar regions. Description Urticaceae species can be shrubs (e.g. '' Pilea''), lianas, herbs (e.g. ''Urtica'', '' Parietaria''), or, rarely, trees ('' Dendrocnide'', '' Cecropia''). Their leaves are usually entire and bear stipules. Urticating (stinging) hairs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pilea Cadierei
''Pilea cadierei'' (or the aluminium plant or watermelon pilea) is a species of flowering plant in the nettle family Urticaceae. The species is endemic to the southern Chinese provinces of Guizhou and Yunnan, as well as Vietnam. The specific epithet ''cadierei'' refers to the 20th-century botanist R.P. Cadière. ''P. cadierei'' has earned the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit for its hardiness and reliability as a houseplant. In warmer countries, usually within USDA zones 8-12, the plant may be grown outside year-round as a perennial, either in-ground or contained, and pruned about 50% during the autumn (or whenever blooming concludes). Description The aluminum pilea is an evergreen perennial, growing up to tall and featuring dark-green, oval leaves, with slightly “textured” or “serrated” edges, and with each leaf having four raised silvery patches (hence the name "aluminium plant"). The plant forms subterranean rhizomes to colonize an area. The ind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pilea Depressa
''Pilea depressa'', the depressed clearweed, also sold as kiereweed, is a plant native to the Caribbean. Cook Islands Biodiversity Database References depressa {{urticaceae-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pilea Fontana
''Pilea fontana'', the lesser clearweed, is an herbaceous plant which is very similar to '' Pilea pumila'' (both occupying an almost identical range covering most of North America east of the Rocky Mountains). They can be distinguished by the appearance of the mature achene An achene (; ), also sometimes called akene and occasionally achenium or achenocarp, is a type of simple fruit, simple dry fruits, dry fruit produced by many species of flowering plants. Achenes are monocarpellate (formed from one carpel) and Dehi ...s. The bloom season runs from July to September and the plant can be seen throughout the Northeastern US and Canada. The fruit is a flattened, teardrop-shaped up to 1/6 inch long and 75-85% as wide. References fontana Flora of Northern America {{urticaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pilea Crassifolia
''Pilea crassifolia'' is a plant native to Central and South America. One well-known cultivar A cultivar is a kind of Horticulture, cultivated plant that people have selected for desired phenotypic trait, traits and which retains those traits when Plant propagation, propagated. Methods used to propagate cultivars include division, root a ..., grown for its colorful foliage, is ''P. crassifolia'' 'Moon Valley'. References External linksPhotoof Moon Valley cultivar from Garden Breizh crassifolia {{urticaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pilea Grandifolia
''Pilea grandifolia'' is an undershrub native only to Jamaica. It is sometimes cultivated. ''National Botanic Garden of Belgium Living Plant Collections Database (LIVCOL)'' References grandifolia Endemic flora of Jamaica {{urticaceae-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pilea Glaucophylla
''Pilea glaucophylla'', the silver-leaved artillery plant, is a species of flowering plant in the family Urticaceae, native to Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuel .... References Flora of Colombia glaucophylla {{urticaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pilea Mollis
''Pilea mollis'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Urticaceae. It is used as an ornamental plant, particularly the cultivar A cultivar is a kind of Horticulture, cultivated plant that people have selected for desired phenotypic trait, traits and which retains those traits when Plant propagation, propagated. Methods used to propagate cultivars include division, root a ... 'Moon Valley'. References mollis {{urticaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pilea Elegans
''Pilea elegans'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Urticaceae The Urticaceae are a family, the nettle family, of flowering plants. The family name comes from the genus ''Urtica''. The Urticaceae include a number of well-known and useful plants, including nettles in the genus ''Urtica'', ramie (''Boehmeria .... It is endemic to Chile, inhabiting the Biobio, Araucanía and Los Ríos regions. USDA hardiness zone 9. The plant does not tolerate snow, but can tolerate occasional freezing spells of about -5 degrees C. Light requirements consist of indirect light/low light (In deep shadow) Can be found in deep ravines in Chile facing south with additional shadow from trees, or where there is a very dense vegetation cover which gives 80 - 100% shadow (for instance, the Valdivian forests.) References External links * elegans Plants described in 1851 Flora of Chile Endemic flora of Chile {{urticaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pilea Cavernicola
''Pilea cavernicola'' is a herbaceous plant about 0.5 meters tall, native to China. A sciophyte, it grows in very low light conditions in caves in Fengshan County, Guangxi, China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after .... References cavernicola Cave organisms {{urticaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
