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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).](profile/Sergio-Romaniuc-Neto/publication/231167359/figure/fig1/AS:393455063846916@1470818405961/Pilea-brasiliensis-A-habit-B-leaf-adaxial-surface-C-pistillate-inflorescence-D.png)
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...