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Boehmeria virgata

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Boehmeria virgata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Urticaceae
Genus: Boehmeria
Species: B. virgata
Binomial name
Boehmeria virgata
(G.Forst.) Guill.
Synonyms
  • Boehmeria platyphylla var. virgata (G.Forst.) Wedd.
  • Boehmeria taitensis Wedd., nom. superfl.
  • Urtica virgata G.Forst.

Boehmeria virgata is a species of flowering plant in the family Urticaceae, native to a wide area, from tropical Africa, the western Indian Ocean, tropical and subtropical Asia to Australia and the Pacific. It was first described by Georg Forster in 1786 as Urtica virgata.

Subspecies and varieties

As of January 2024, Plants of the World Online accepted the following subspecies and varieties:

  • Boehmeria virgata var. austroqueenslandica (Domin) Friis & Wilmot-Dear
  • Boehmeria virgata var. canescens (Wedd.) Friis & Wilmot-Dear
  • Boehmeria virgata var. densiglomerata (W.T.Wang) Friis & Wilmot-Dear
  • Boehmeria virgata var. longissima (Hook.f.) Friis & Wilmot-Dear
  • Boehmeria virgata subsp. macrophylla (Hornem.) Friis & Wilmot-Dear, syn. Boehmeria macrophylla
  • Boehmeria virgata var. macrostachya (Wight) Friis & Wilmot-Dear, syn. Boehmeria platyphylla
  • Boehmeria virgata var. maxima Friis & Wilmot-Dear
  • Boehmeria virgata var. minuticymosa Acharya, Friis & Wilmot-Dear
  • Boehmeria virgata var. rotundifolia (D.Don) Friis & Wilmot-Dear
  • Boehmeria virgata var. scabrella (Dalzell & A.Gibson) Friis & Wilmot-Dear
  • Boehmeria virgata var. strigosa (W.T.Wang) Friis & Wilmot-Dear
  • Boehmeria virgata var. sumatrana (Miq.) Friis & Wilmot-Dear
  • Boehmeria virgata var. tomentosa (Wedd.) Friis & Wilmot-Dear
  • Boehmeria virgata var. velutina Friis & Wilmot-Dear
  • Boehmeria virgata subsp. virgata

References

  1. ^ "Boehmeria virgata (G.Forst.) Guill.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2024-01-13
  2. "Boehmeria virgata (G.Forst.) Guill.", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2024-01-13
Taxon identifiers
Boehmeria virgata
Urtica virgata


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