Pilea schimpfii

Taxobox


status = VU
status_system = iucn3.1
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Urticales
familia = Urticaceae
genus = "Pilea"
species = "P. schimpfii"
binomial = "Pilea schimpfii"
binomial_authority = Diels
synonyms =

"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 montanes. During the second world war, the only plants in captivity were destroyed in the German herbarium in Berlin, Germany.

ource

* Valenzuela, J.C., Rojas, W. & Pitman, N. 2004. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/46245/all "Pilea schimpfii"] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 23 August 2007.
* http://zipcodezoo.com/Plants/P/Pilea_schimpfii.asp