Four new species of Andean Pilea (Urticaceae), with additional notes on the genus in Venezuela

Authors: Dorr, Laurence J. Country: Venezuela DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.42.8455 Published: Jan. 1, 2014 Source: PhytoKeys OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: Urticaceae · Topics: Plant and animal studies, Plant Diversity and Evolution, Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions

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Four new species of Pilea (Urticaceae) from the Andes of Venezuela are described and illustrated: Pilea matthewii sp. nov., P. miguelii sp. nov., P. nicholasii sp. nov., and P. nidiae sp. nov. The affinities of these species and their positions within the informal classifications of Pilea proposed by Weddell and Killip are discussed. Notes on other species of Pilea found in Venezuela also are presented.

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