Pilea trilobata is an endemic Mauritian plant from the genus Pilea within the family Urticaceae. It was first described by botanist Hugh Algernon Weddell in 1854.[1] It was thought to be extinct since 1849 until it was rediscovered in April 2005 in the Corps de Garde Nature Reserve.[2]
| Pilea trilobata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Urticaceae |
| Genus: | Pilea |
| Species: | P. trilobata
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| Binomial name | |
| Pilea trilobata (Wedd.)
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| Synonyms | |
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Urtica trilobata Poiret | |
References edit
- ^ Bosser, Jean: Flore des Mascareignes Vol. 161-169b (1985) Urticaceae - Ceratophylaceae, Coll., Botanical Garden of Kew (U.K.) & MNH
- ^ CBD Third National Report - Mauritius (English version)[permanent dead link]
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