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Pilea peploides (Gaudich.) Hook. & Arn.

Pacific Island clearweed

Native records: 21 botanical areas

Assam, China South-Central, Inner Mongolia, 18 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 subshrub of wet tropical climates. Native to China, India, Japan, Taiwan, Bhutan, Christmas Island and elsewhere.

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

Distribution areas

  • Bhutan

    • East HimalayaNative

  • China

    • China North-CentralNative
    • China South-CentralNative
    • China SoutheastNative
    • Inner MongoliaNative
    • ManchuriaNative

  • Christmas Island

    • Christmas I.Native

  • Ecuador

    • GalápagosNative

  • Hong Kong

    • China SoutheastNative

  • India

    • AssamNative
    • East HimalayaNative
    • West HimalayaNative

  • Indonesia

    • JawaNative

  • Japan

    • JapanNative
    • Nansei-shotoNative

  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

    • KoreaNative

  • Korea, Republic of

    • KoreaNative

  • Macao

    • China SoutheastNative

  • Myanmar

    • MyanmarNative

  • Nepal

    • NepalNative

  • Russian Federation

    • PrimoryeNative

  • Taiwan, Province of China

    • China SoutheastNative
    • TaiwanNative

  • Thailand

    • ThailandNative

  • United States Minor Outlying Islands

    • HawaiiNative

  • United States of America

    • HawaiiNative

  • 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.

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

The same climate occurs in 270 areas worldwide, 249 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).

Recorded medicinal uses

The cited source records medicinal use of this plant. It is not an assessment of efficacy or safety.

  • Pilea peploides is recorded as used medicinally.

    Source location: p.609, left column, line 31

    World Checklist of Useful Plant Species · Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity (KNB) · CC BY 4.0 · source version: wcups-2020-62602715

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Other names

Pacific Island clearweed、Pacific island clearweed

Family
Urticaceae
Genus
Pilea

Other species in Pilea

Sources

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

    Bhutan · 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

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

    Christmas Island · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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

    Ecuador · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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  • 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

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

    India · 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

    Korea, Republic of · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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

    Macao · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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

    Myanmar · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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

    Nepal · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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

    Korea, Democratic People's Republic of · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

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

    Russian Federation · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

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

    Thailand · 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

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

    United States Minor Outlying Islands · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

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

    United States of America · 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

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