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Pilea angulata (Blume) Blume

Pilea angulata

Native records: 14 botanical areas

Borneo, China South-Central, China North-Central, 11 more areas

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Distribution is shown as WGSRPD Level 3 areas. It does not imply the species occurs throughout an entire area.

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A perennial of wet tropical climates. Native to China, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan, Brunei, Hong Kong and elsewhere.

This entry carries only the classification and distribution data recorded in WCVP. A written account and images are not yet available.

Distribution areas

  • Brunei Darussalam

    • BorneoNative

  • China

    • China North-CentralNative
    • China South-CentralNative
    • China SoutheastNative
    • TibetNative

  • Hong Kong

    • China SoutheastNative

  • Indonesia

    • BorneoNative
    • JawaNative
    • Lesser Sunda Is.Native
    • SulawesiNative

  • Japan

    • JapanNative
    • Nansei-shotoNative

  • Macao

    • China SoutheastNative

  • Malaysia

    • BorneoNative

  • Philippines

    • PhilippinesNative

  • Sri Lanka

    • Sri LankaNative

  • Taiwan, Province of China

    • China SoutheastNative
    • TaiwanNative

  • Timor-Leste

    • Lesser Sunda Is.Native

  • Viet Nam

    • VietnamNative

Climate of the native range

The Köppen climate classes found in the areas this plant is recorded as native to. It does not mean an entire area has that climate.

  • Af Tropical, rainforest
  • Cfa Temperate, no dry season, hot summer
  • ET Polar, tundra
  • Aw Tropical, savannah
  • Am Tropical, monsoon
  • Cwa Temperate, dry winter, hot summer
  • Dfb Cold, no dry season, warm summer
  • Dwa Cold, dry winter, hot summer
  • Cwb Temperate, dry winter, warm summer
  • BSk Arid, steppe, cold
  • Cfb Temperate, no dry season, warm summer
  • Dwb Cold, dry winter, warm summer
  • BWk Arid, desert, cold
  • Dfa Cold, no dry season, hot summer
  • Dwc Cold, dry winter, cold summer

The same climate occurs in 275 areas worldwide, 261 of which have no record of this plant. See them on the map

A matching climate does not mean the plant can grow there. Range limits are also set by things other than climate — dispersal history, soils, competition. Source: Beck et al. (2023), CC BY 4.0 (observed period 1991–2020).

Family
Urticaceae
Genus
Pilea

Other species in Pilea

Sources

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Brunei Darussalam · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    China · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Hong Kong · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Indonesia · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Japan · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Sri Lanka · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Macao · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Malaysia · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Philippines · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Timor-Leste · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Taiwan, Province of China · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Viet Nam · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source