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| Status: | Native | 
| Description: | 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: | Fischer, E. & Killmann, D. (2008). Illustrated Field guide to the Plants of Nyungwe National Park Rwanda. University of Koblenz-Landau. Page 736. (Includes a picture). Hauman, L. (1948). Urticaceae Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi Volume I Page 199. Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 238. Troupin, G. (1978). Urticaceae Flore du Rwanda Spermatophytes Volume I Pages 162 - 165. as Pilea bambuseti (Includes a picture). |