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Pilea brasiliensis. A habit; B leaf (adaxial surface); C pistillate inflorescence; D staminate flower (at bud); E fruit (with persistent tepals). A–E from Heringer et al. 1039. (Drawn by K. Souza).  

Pilea brasiliensis. A habit; B leaf (adaxial surface); C pistillate inflorescence; D staminate flower (at bud); E fruit (with persistent tepals). A–E from Heringer et al. 1039. (Drawn by K. Souza).  

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During the course of floristic studies on Urticaceae in Distrito Federal, Brazil, we encountered a species of Pilea that was not described until now. Pilea brasiliensis is here described and illustrated, its affinities are discussed and its position in Weddell & Killip’s subdivisions of the genus is indicated. A Conservation Assessment determines P...