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5. Pilea sect. Pilea
冷水花组 leng shui hua zu
Herbs. Leaves pinnately veined. Inflorescences capitate or subcapitate. male perianth lobes 4, valvate. Female perianth lobes 3, unequal.
About ten species: Central and South America, Asia; three species (one introduced) in China.
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Leaf blade obovate or spatulate, 2-7 mm, margin entire. |
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76 P. microphylla |
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Leaf blade elliptic-lanceolate or linear, 1.5-9 cm, margin serrate, sometimes bluntly so. |
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Stolon nodes often thickened into conic tubers; leaves crowded on upper 2 or 3 nodes, membranous, linear, 3-9 × 0.5-1 cm, lateral veins 6-10 each side. |
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75 P. ternifolia |
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Stolon nodes not thickened; leaves on upper stem and branches, succulent, thick papery when dry, elliptic-lanceolate, 1.5-4 × 0.5-1 cm, lateral veins 4-6 each side. |
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74 P. penninervis |
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Lower Taxa
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