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| Status: | Native |
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For description see World Flora Online |
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| Notes: | Subsp. aethiopica is, as the name suggests, restricted to the highlands of Ethiopia. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Eastern DR Congo, Burundi, Rwanda and Uganda. |
| Botanical divisions: | IX |
| Growth form(s): | Perennial. |
| Endemic status: | Near Endemic |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Hauman, L. (1948). Urticaceae Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi Volume I Page 199. Troupin, G. (1978). Urticaceae Flore du Rwanda Spermatophytes Volume I Pages 162 - 165. as Pilea bambuseti (Includes a picture). |