Botanical family
Urticaceae
Nettle family
20 species in this family
Herbs and shrubs often with stinging hairs. Wind-pollinated. Includes stinging nettle, ramie (boehmeria), and Boehmeria (rhea fibre).
- Leaf arrangement: alternate/opposite
- Leaf type: simple
- Growth forms: herb/shrub/tree
- Inflorescence: cymose/catkin
- Fruit: achene
Species in URTICACEAE
- Malabar Tree NettleBoehmeria glomerulifera
- Wild RheaDebregeasia longifolia
- Mousa NettleDendrocnide sinuata
- Large lineolate ElatostemaElatostema lineolatum
- BichchhooGirardinia diversifolia
- Hawaii WoodnettleLaportea interrupta
- Stalked DischeadLecanthus peduncularis
- Aluminium PlantPilea cadierei
- Three-vein ClearweedPilea melastomoides
- Artillery Gun Plant, Gunpowder plant, RockweedPilea microphylla
- Ceylon PouzolziaPouzolzia zeylanica
- RisaVillebrunea integrifolia
- Boehmeria macrophylla
- Elatostema cuneatum
- Pilea wightii
- Pouzolzia auriculata
- Pouzolzia bennettiana
- Pouzolzia pentandra
- Pouzolzia wightii
- Pouzolzia wightii var. caudata
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