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Pilea cadierei

Aluminium Plant

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General Information

COMMON NAMES: Aluminium Plant, Watermelon Pilea

GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: NATIVE Vietnam

COOK ISLANDS STATUS: Introduced - Recent, Not naturalised; Land, lowlands

SIGNIFICANCE LIST: Ornamental leaves

KEY FEATURES: Lush, spreading plant. LF dark green with silvery patches, 10x5cm. PET 2cm. FLOWERS clustered, from leafbase.

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Cook Islands Distribution

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Southern Group: Present    Makatea: Present
RR 
MG
AT
MK
MT
AK
PL
TK
MN
P
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-
P
-
-

Northern Group:
TN 
MH
RK
PK
NS
SW
-
-
-
-
-
-

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Scientific Taxonomy

Pilea cadierei Gagnep. & Guillaumin
SYNONYMS: Pilea cardieri [misspelt]

TAXONOMY: PLANTAE; ANTHOPHYTA (=Angiospermae); MAGNOLIOPSIDA (=Dicotyledones); HAMAMELIDAE; Urticales; URTICACEAE

Vouchers & References

Vouchers:
None Recorded.

References:
p.317 Neal - In Gardens of Hawaii
p.872 Hortus 3rd
p.890 Royal Hort. Soc. Index of Garden Plants
p.912 Tropica
p.2/237 A.C.Smith - Flora Vitiensis Nova

Data Update History (information):
zTX, zB02, zM02, zD02

Web Resources

Citation Information

McCormack, Gerald (2007) Cook Islands Biodiversity Database, Version 2007.2. Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org. Copy citation to system clipboard
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