| Boehmeria ramiflora | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Urticaceae |
| Genus: | Boehmeria |
| Species: | B. ramiflora |
| Binomial name | |
| Boehmeria ramiflora Jacq. | |
| Synonyms | |
List
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Boehmeria ramiflora, synonyms including Boehmeria jamaicensis, is a species of plant in the family Urticaceae. It is native from Mexico through Central America and parts of the Caribbean to South America. It was first described by Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin in 1760.
Distribution
Boehmeria ramiflora is native to central and southern Mexico, much of Central America (Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama), parts of the Caribbean (Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, the Leeward Islands and the Netherlands Antilles) and mainly northern and western South America (French Guiana, Suriname, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru) but also southern Brazil.
Conservation
Boehmeria jamaicensis was assessed as "Lower Risk/near threatened" in 1998 in the IUCN Red List, where it is said to be native only to Jamaica. As of January 2024, B. jamaicensis was regarded as a synonym of Boehmeria ramiflora, which has a much wider distribution.
References
- ^ "Boehmeria ramiflora Jacq." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Boehmeria jamaicensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T35264A9922707. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T35264A9922707.en.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Boehmeria ramiflora | |
| Boehmeria jamaicensis | |
- Boehmeria
- Flora of Central America
- Flora of Colombia
- Flora of Ecuador
- Flora of French Guiana
- Flora of Haiti
- Flora of Jamaica
- Flora of Mexico
- Flora of Peru
- Flora of South Brazil
- Flora of Suriname
- Flora of the Dominican Republic
- Flora of the Leeward Islands
- Flora of the Netherlands Antilles
- Plants described in 1760