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Pilea auriculata Liebm.

Pilea auriculata

Native records: 8 botanical areas

Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, 5 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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An epiphyte of wet tropical climates. Native to Mexico, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama 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

  • Colombia

    • ColombiaNative

  • Costa Rica

    • Costa RicaNative

  • Guatemala

    • GuatemalaNative

  • Honduras

    • HondurasNative

  • Mexico

    • Mexico NortheastNative
    • Mexico SoutheastNative

  • Panama

    • PanamaNative

  • Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

    • VenezuelaNative

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.

  • Aw Tropical, savannah
  • Am Tropical, monsoon
  • Af Tropical, rainforest
  • BSh Arid, steppe, hot
  • BSk Arid, steppe, cold
  • BWh Arid, desert, hot
  • Cwb Temperate, dry winter, warm summer

The same climate occurs in 188 areas worldwide, 180 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

    Colombia · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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

    Costa Rica · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

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

    Guatemala · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

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

    Honduras · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

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

    Mexico · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

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

    Panama · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

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

    Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source