Pilea
Pilea, with 600–715 species, is the largest genus of flowering plants in the nettle family Urticaceae.
Species
FamilyUrticaceae
Native toAlabama, Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arkansas, Aruba, Assam, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belize, Bolivia, Borneo
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Pilea, with 600–715 species, is the largest genus of flowering plants in the nettle family Urticaceae.
It is distributed throughout the tropics, subtropics, and warm temperate regions (with the exception of Australia and New Zealand).