Boehmeria
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Boehmeria is a genus of 47 species of flowering plants in the nettle family Urticaceae. Of the species, 33 are indigenous to the Old World and 14 to the New World; no species is indigenous to both the Old and New Worlds. The species include herbaceous perennials, shrubs and small trees. Although related to the similar-looking species of the stinging nettles of genus Urtica, species of Boehmeria do not have stinging hairs. Because of the similarity in appearance, some species are commonly called "false nettles".
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Boehmeria | |
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Boehmeria grandis | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Rosales |
Family: | Urticaceae |
Tribe: | Boehmerieae |
Genus: | Boehmeria Jacq. |
Type species | |
Boehmeria ramiflora Jacq. 1760 | |
Species | |
47 species, see text | |
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This genus is named in honor of the German botanist, Georg Rudolf Boehmer.[2]