Pilea peploides




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