Pilea depressa (Sw.) Blume , Mus. Bot. 2(3): 46 46 1856. (Syn: Adicea depressa (Sw.) Kuntze; Urtica depressa Sw.);
Dominican Republic, Haiti, Puerto Rico (I), Cuba, Jamaica, Lesser Antilles (I)
(Montserrat (I)), Marquesas Isl. (I), Austral Isl. (I) as per Catalogue of Life; (from Wikipedia on 9.12.13)
plant identification: Kindly identify this plant from my garden. It gets small white flowers.
I have tried a lot to find its name
i think bacopa monieri if plant live in water or need more water in garden white flower 4 corolla. The picture is not clear. Leaf shape and size flower size and info regarding whether flowers born axillary or terminal are not available. Most likely NOT Bacopa monierri… Attaching new pictures I hope it helps. It is a hanging It looks like Pilea depressa. Pilea sp. (Family – Urticaceae) efloraofindia:” flowers of Pilea depressa at Pune :27032014: MR-3 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (4).
Sep 2013 Pune
sharing images of flowers of Pilea depressa at a housing society garden at Pune
Very good documentation. Never seen such flowers.
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