BISH 186233Botany

Pilea microphylla

Artillery Plant

As recorded: Pilea microphylla (L.) Liebm.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Rosales › Urticaceae

Collected by: Glassman, S.F.
Collector number: 2619
Date: July 21, 1949
Locality: Kalap islet
Island: Mokil Atoll
Region: Micronesia
Identified by: Lorence, D.H.
Record type: Preserved specimen

119 Bishop specimens of Pilea microphylla · collected 1918–2021Species page ›

Collected the same day

On July 21, 1949, Glassman, S.F. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Pilea microphylla observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1949. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 16,770 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27

Miami-Dade County, Everglades National Park, US-FL, US

(c) panosse, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26

NW 98th Pl, Doral, FL, US

(c) littlespecimen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26

Country Lake Park, Hialeah, FL, US

(c) James K. Wetterer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26

SW 152nd St, Miami, FL, US

(c) littlespecimen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26

São José do Barreiro - SP, 12830-000, Brasil

(c) Giovani P.Rufin0, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26

East District, Chiayi City, TW

(c) 王焌宸, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Pilea microphylla. BISH 186233. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956240551. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/186233.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956240551 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026