皱叶冷水花 Pilea mollis

  • Scientific Name: Pilea mollis Wedd.
  • Ref: Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat. 9:251. 1856
  • Synonym: Adicea mollis (Wedd.) Kuntze
  • English Common Name: Moon Valley plant
  • Chinese Common Name: 皱叶冷水花 zhòuyè lěngshuǐ∙huā, 翠玉草 cuìyù∙cǎo, 蛤蟆草/虾蟆草 háma∙cǎo, 皱皮草 zhòupí∙cǎo
  • Family: Urticaceae
  • Genus: Pilea
  • Distribution: native to Colombia, Venezuela
  • Photo: 06/21/2009, South China Botanical Garden, Guangdong

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