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Pilea yunquensis

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Mountain Clearweed

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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.158209
Element CodePDURT070L0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderUrticales
FamilyUrticaceae
GenusPilea
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodLegacy Rank calculation - Excel v3.1x
Review Date2018-03-27
Change Date2018-03-27
Edition Date2018-03-27
Edition AuthorsMacBryde, Bruce (2000), rev. Treher (2018)
Range Extent250-5000 square km (about 100-2000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences6 - 20
Rank Reasons
Pilea yunquensis is an endemic herb in Puerto Rico, occurring in forests of the Luquillo and Central mountains at medium-high to high elevations. It is fairly common in the cloud forests, numbering in thousands. Occurs in El Yunque National Forest and Black Bull State Forest.
Range Extent Comments
Pilea yunquensis is endemic to eastern Puerto Rico occurring in the Sierra de Luquillo and Cordillera Central.
Threat Impact Comments
No current threats known (PR CDC 9/2000). Potentially threatened by climate change.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Occurs in forests of eastern and central Puerto Rico (Liogier and Martorell 2000).
Terrestrial Habitats
Forest/Woodland
Threat Assessments
ThreatScopeSeverityTiming
11 - Climate change & severe weatherPervasive (71-100%)UnknownHigh - low

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Plant Characteristics
DurationPERENNIAL
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
Puerto Rico (1)
AreaForestAcres
Mameyes AreaCaribbean National Forest11,150
References (4)
  1. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF). 2018. GBIF data accessed through GeoCAT portal. Online. Available: http://geocat.kew.org/ (Accessed 2018).
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  3. Liogier, H.A., and L.F. Martorell. 1982. Flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands: A systematic synopsis. Editorial de la Universidad de Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras. 342 pp.
  4. Liogier, H.A., and L.F. Martorell. 2000. Flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands: A systematic synopsis. 2nd edition, corrected and revised by H.A. Liogier. Editorial de la Universidad de Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras. 382 pp.