BISH 421941Botany

Pilea microphylla

Artillery Plant

As recorded: Pilea microphylla (L.) Liebm.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Rosales › Urticaceae

Collected by: St.John, H.; Cowan, R.S.R.S. Cowan →Harold St.John →
Collector number: 22177
Date: September 10, 1946
Locality: Ebon Atoll
Island: Ebon Atoll
Region: Marshall Islands
Record type: Preserved specimen

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

Collected the same day

On September 10, 1946, St.John, H.; Cowan, R.S. also collected 23 other specimens.

Pilea microphylla observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1946. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 16,773 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

2026-10-28

East District, Chiayi City, TW

(c) 黎源哲, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27

NW 107th Ave, Doral, FL, US

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

2026-10-27

Cidade Náutica, São Vicente - SP, Brasil

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

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)

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Cite this specimen

Pilea microphylla. BISH 421941. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956405358. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/421941.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956405358 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026