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Pilea microphylla
Artillery Plant
As recorded: Pilea microphylla (L.) Liebm.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Rosales › Urticaceae
- Collected by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Collector number
- 8129
- Date
- May 15, 1984
- Island
- Ponape
- Region
- Micronesia
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 15, 1984, Herbst, D.R. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Barringtonia racemosa
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Bidens alba
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Centotheca lappacea
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Chamaecrista nictitans
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Chrysobalanus
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Chrysopogon aciculatus
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Cleome
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Coleus scutellarioides
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Crassocephalum crepidioides
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Crotalaria incana
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Crotalaria pallida
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Crotalaria spectabilis
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Cyanthillium cinereum
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Cyperus mindorensis
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Cyperus rotundus
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Dentella
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Derris elliptica
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Desmanthus virgatus
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Digitaria
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Echinochloa colonum
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Eclipta alba
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Eleusine indica
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Emilia sonchifolia
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Eragrostis pectinacea
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Pilea microphylla observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1984. 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)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pilea microphylla. BISH 793174. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956600222. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/793174.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956600222 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026