Pilea peperomioides
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Pilea peperomioides, known as Chinese Money Plant, Lefse Plant, or Missionary Plant is a plant
native to Yunnan
Province in southern China
. Parasol-Pilea is characterized by having round, dark green, peltate leaves up to 10 cm in diameter on a long petiole.
Pilea peperomioides was first collected by George Forrest
in 1906, and again in 1910, in the Cang Shan mountain range west of Dali
in Yunnan Province.
In 1945 the species was rediscovered by Norwegian
missionary Agnar Espegren in Yunnan Province when he was fleeing from Hunan
Province. Espegren took cuttings with him back to Norway
, by way of India
, in 1946 and from there it was spread throughout Scandinavia
.
Plant
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native to Yunnan
Yunnan
Yunnan is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the far southwest of the country spanning approximately and with a population of 45.7 million . The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders Burma, Laos, and Vietnam.Yunnan is situated in a mountainous area, with...
Province in southern China
China
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. Parasol-Pilea is characterized by having round, dark green, peltate leaves up to 10 cm in diameter on a long petiole.
Pilea peperomioides was first collected by George Forrest
George Forrest (botanist)
George Forrest was a Scottish botanist, who was one of the first explorers of China's then remote southwestern province of Yunnan, generally regarded as the most biodiverse province in the country....
in 1906, and again in 1910, in the Cang Shan mountain range west of Dali
Dali
-Places:*Dali City, Yunnan , a city in Yunnan province in the People's Republic of China*Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture , prefecture in Yunnan, China*Kingdom of Dali , centered in modern Yunnan...
in Yunnan Province.
In 1945 the species was rediscovered by Norwegian
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
missionary Agnar Espegren in Yunnan Province when he was fleeing from Hunan
Hunan
' is a province of South-Central China, located to the south of the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and south of Lake Dongting...
Province. Espegren took cuttings with him back to Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
, by way of India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, in 1946 and from there it was spread throughout Scandinavia
Scandinavia
Scandinavia is a cultural, historical and ethno-linguistic region in northern Europe that includes the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, characterized by their common ethno-cultural heritage and language. Modern Norway and Sweden proper are situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula,...
.