Pilea microphylla
Artillery Plant
As recorded: Pilea microphylla (L.) Liebm.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Rosales › Urticaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.; Evans, M.M.A. Evans →F. Raymond Fosberg →
- Collector number
- 47141
- Date
- August 12, 1965
- Locality
- Eauripil Islet
- Island
- Eauripik Atoll
- Region
- Yap, Micronesia
- Elevation
- 2 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 12, 1965, Fosberg, F.R.; Evans, M. also collected 22 other specimens.
Achyranthes aspera
Botany
Allophylus timorensis
Botany
Artocarpus altilis
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Calophyllum inophyllum
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Cerbera manghas
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Crateva religiosa
Botany
Eleusine indica
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Eragrostis viscosa
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Fimbristylis cymosa
Botany
Guettarda speciosa
Botany
Laportea ruderalis
Botany
Lepturus repens
Botany
Lepturus repens
Botany
Microsorum scolopendria
Botany
Ochrosia oppositifolia
Botany
Soulamea amara
Botany
Syzygium samarangense
Botany
Terminalia samoensis
Botany
Thalassia hemprichii
Botany
Thalassia hemprichii
Botany
Triumfetta procumbens
Botany
Zoysia matrella
Botany
Pilea microphylla observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1965. 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 659750. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956680948. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/659750.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956680948 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026