Pilea melastomoides
A species in the Urticaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Rosales
- Family
- Urticaceae
- Genus
- Pilea
- Species
- Pilea melastomoides
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1854
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Pilea melastomoides. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
16 synonyms in this snapshot
- Adicea melastomodesName author: (Poir.) Kuntze
- Boehmeria cavalerieiName author: H.Lév.
- Dubrueilia melastomoidesName author: (Poir.) Gaudich.
- Pilea elongataName author: Miq.
- Pilea oreophilaName author: Blume
- Pilea ovatinuculaName author: Hayata
- Pilea pellucidaName author: Blume
- Pilea trinerviaName author: (Roxb.) Wight
- Urtica cataractaeName author: Steud.
- Urtica elongataName author: Blume
- Urtica gibbosaName author: Zipp. ex Blume
- Urtica melastomoidesName author: Poir.
- Urtica oreophilaName author: Miq.
- Urtica peduncularisName author: Sm.
- Urtica poiretiiName author: F.Dietr.
- Urtica trinerviaName author: Roxb.
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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