Pilea hydrocotyliflora
Urticaceae FAMILY

Pilea hydrocotyliflora

Pilea hydrocotyliflora

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

Although a member of the stinging nettle family (Urticaceae), members of this genus do not have stinging hairs[1].

Cultivation Details

HabitEvergreen Perennial
Growth—

Not known

Propagation

Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Pilea+hydrocotyliflora>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

  1. [1]Flora of China — Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. · 1994 · http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ ↩︎An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
  2. [2]Contributions from the United States National Herbarium Vol 26 — Smithsonian Institution; Washington · 1940 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org ↩︎A botanical Journal, it includes a treatment of the Lecythidaceae. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
  3. [3]Useful Plants of the Siona and Secoya Indians of Eastern Ecuador. — Vickers W.T.; Plowman T. · Field Museum of Natural History; USA. · 1984 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org · ISBN 0015 - 0746 ↩︎Very terse, but it gives the uses of a large number of species. It can be downloaded from the Internet.