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

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 b...

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Main Authors: Laurence J. Dorr, Basil Stergios
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2014-10-01
Series:PhytoKeys
Online Access:http://phytokeys.pensoft.net/lib/ajax_srv/article_elements_srv.php?action=download_pdf&item_id=4191