Family | Urticaceae |
Scientific name | Pilea peploides (Gaudichaud-Beaupré) Hooker & Arnott |
Synonyms | Dubrueilia peploides Gaudichaud-Beaupré; Pilea peploides (Gaudichaud-Beaupré) Hooker & Arnott var. major Weddell |
Common name | (Japanese common name) koke-mizu (コケミズ, 苔ミズ [meaning: moss mizu (mizu = water plants)]) |
(English common name) Pacific Island clearweed | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (west of Kanto region), Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa |
(Other nations) Russia (Siberia),Korea, China, Taiwan, Pacific Islands (Hawaii), Ecuador (Galapagos Islands), Vietnam; Thailand, Indonesia, Myanmar, Bhutan, India | |
Habitat | Wet forest edge, swamp |
Chromosomal number | unknown |
Description | Plants 5-10cm tall. Leaves 5-9mm long. Flowers pale green, flowering in March to December. Annual plants. |
Reference | Pilea peploides (Gaudichaud-Beaupré) W. J. Hooker & Arnott |
June 2008 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
June 2008 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
June 2008 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
June 2008 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
June 2008 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
June 2008 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |