| Pilea pollicaris | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Urticaceae |
| Genus: | Pilea |
| Species: | P. pollicaris |
| Binomial name | |
| Pilea pollicaris Marais | |
Pilea pollicaris is a species of plant in the family Urticaceae. It is endemic to Mauritius. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. [1]
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, māmaki, and ajlai.
Pilea, with 600–715 species, is the largest genus of flowering plants in the nettle family Urticaceae, and one of the larger genera in the Urticales.
Metaphrynella pollicaris is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is endemic to Peninsular Malaysia.
Platypelis pollicaris, or common giant tree frog, is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is endemic to northern and eastern Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, plantations, and heavily degraded former forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Pilea cataractae is a species of plant in the family Urticaceae. It is endemic to Mauritius. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.
Pilea jamesonia is a species of plant in the family Urticaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Pilea laevicaulis is a species of plant in the family Urticaceae. It is endemic to Mauritius. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.
Pilea myriophylla is a species of plant in the family Urticaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.
Pilea napoana is a species of plant in the family Urticaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Pilea riopalenquensis is a species of plant in the family Urticaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Pilea schimpfii is a species of plant in the family Urticaceae. 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 montane forests. During the second world war, the only plants in captivity were destroyed in the German herbarium in Berlin, Germany.
Pilea selbyanorum is a species of plant in the family Urticaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
Pilea serratifolia is a species of plant in the family Urticaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.
Pilea topensis is a species of plant in the family Urticaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Pilea trichosanthes is a species of plant in the family Urticaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. The natural habitats of Philea trichosanthes are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Pilea tungurahuae is a species of plant in the family Urticaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Pilea microphylla also known as rockweed, artillery plant, gunpowder plant or brilhantina is an annual plant native to Florida, Mexico, the West Indies, and tropical Central and 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 1/8" leaves which contribute to its other nickname, "Artillery Fern", though it is not related to ferns. It is grown as a ground cover in many areas.
Anodonthyla pollicaris is a species of microhylid frog. This frog is endemic to Madagascar.
The Brazilian gecko is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to South America. The Brazilian Gecko feeds mostly on arthropods specifically Diptera.
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