Pilea microphylla ( Linnaeus 1759: 1308 ) Liebmann (1851: 296)

Silveira, Paulo C., Conn, Barry J., Hadiah, Julisasi Tri, Paiva, Jorge A. R., Silva, Helena & Wilmot-Dear, Christine Melanie, 2024, Annotated checklist of the Urticaceae of Timor, Phytotaxa 645 (3), pp. 248-258 : 253

20. * Pilea microphylla ( Linnaeus 1759: 1308) Liebmann (1851: 296)

Habit: annual to short-lived perennial herb (to 30 cm).

Habitat: between marl, and in the crevices of masonry.

Distribution: Native to tropical South America. Naturalized from southern China (and in greenhouses in northern China), and south throughout South-East Asia.

Collections: Timor Barat: Nikiniki, Kooy 17, 4 Feb 1965 (L); Lahurus, Schmutz 2231, 20 Jun 1968 (L); Timor-Leste: Ossu-Viqueque road, in Loihuno, near Viqueque, Paiva, Silveira & Sousa T496, 15 Feb 2005 (AVE, L); Viqueque-Baucau road, before Mount Laritame, Paiva, Silveira & Sousa T585, 17 Feb 2005 (AVE, L).