Pilea cavernicola
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| Pilea cavernicola | |
|---|---|
 | |
| A Staminate flowers B Habit with cave floor C Pistillate inflorescence and flowers | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Urticaceae |
| Genus: | Pilea |
| Species: | P. cavernicola |
| Binomial name | |
| Pilea cavernicola Monro, Wei and Chen | |
Pilea cavernicola is a herbaceous plant about 0.5 meters tall, native to China. A sciophyte, it grows in very low light conditions in caves in Fengshan County, Guangxi, China.[1]
