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Pilea racemosa (Royle) Tuyama

Pilea racemosa

Native records: 8 botanical areas

China South-Central, Tibet, East Himalaya, 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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A perennial of temperate climates. Native to India, China, Bhutan, Indonesia, Nepal, Sri Lanka.

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

Distribution areas

  • Bhutan

    • East HimalayaNative

  • China

    • China South-CentralNative
    • TibetNative

  • India

    • East HimalayaNative
    • IndiaNative
    • West HimalayaNative

  • Indonesia

    • JawaNative

  • Nepal

    • NepalNative

  • Sri Lanka

    • Sri LankaNative

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.

  • ET Polar, tundra
  • Aw Tropical, savannah
  • Am Tropical, monsoon
  • Cwa Temperate, dry winter, hot summer
  • Af Tropical, rainforest
  • Cwb Temperate, dry winter, warm summer
  • BSh Arid, steppe, hot
  • Cfa Temperate, no dry season, hot summer
  • Dwc Cold, dry winter, cold summer
  • Dwb Cold, dry winter, warm summer

The same climate occurs in 205 areas worldwide, 197 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 racemosa is recorded as used medicinally.

    Source location: p.609, left column, line 37

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

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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

    Indonesia · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • 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

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

    Open source

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

    Nepal · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source