Pilea trilobata is an endemic Mauritian plant from the genus Pilea within the family Urticaceae. It was first described by botanist Hugh Algernon Weddell in 1854.[1] It was thought to be extinct since 1849 until it was rediscovered in April 2005 in the Corps de Garde Nature Reserve.[2]

References

  1. ^ Bosser, Jean: Flore des Mascareignes Vol. 161-169b (1985) Urticaceae - Ceratophylaceae, Coll., Botanical Garden of Kew (U.K.) & MNH
  2. ^ CBD Third National Report - Mauritius (English version)[permanent dead link]