Four new species of Andean Pilea (Urticaceae), with additional notes on the genus in Venezuela

By

Dorr, Laurence J.
Stergios, Basil

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2014

Original Publication

PhytoKeys

Volume

42

Pages

57-76

Subjects

Andes , Pilea , Urticaceae , Venezuela

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers [2010]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.42.8455

 

Abstract

Four new species of Pilea (Urticaceae) from the Andes of Venezuela are described and illustrated: Pilea matthewii sp. nov., P. miguelii sp. nov., P. nicholasii sp. nov., and P. nidiae sp. nov. The affinities of these species and their positions within the informal classifications of Pilea proposed by Weddell and Killip are discussed. Notes on other species of Pilea found in Venezuela also are presented.