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.[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • 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.[1] It was first described by Georg Forster in 1786 as Urtica virgata.[2]

Subspecies and varieties

As of January 2024, Plants of the World Online accepted the following subspecies and varieties:[1]

  • 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. 1 2 3 4 "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


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