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Cecropiaceae
Berg, C.C. (1991) Cecropiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(6)
Friis, I. (1991) Urticaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(6)
Annual or perennial herbs, shrubs or small trees, monoecious or dioecious, sometimes with stinging hairs. Stipules usually present. Leaves alternate or opposite, simple or lobed, usually strongly 3-veined from the base. Cystoliths generally present. Inflorescences usually cymose, densely clustered. Flowers minute, unisexual, with 1 whorl of tepals. Ovary superior with 1 erect basal ovule. Comment: In addition to the stinging nettles in this family, species of Tragia in Euphorbiaceae have stinging hairs and sometimes nettle-like leaves. Worldwide: 44 genera and 1,230 species, tropical, with a few temperate. Zimbabwe: 4 cultivated genera and 5 cultivated taxa. |
Genus | Content |
Boehmeria Jacq. | Description |
Pilea Lindl. | Description, Image |
Soleirolia Gaudich. | Description, Image |
Urtica L. | Description |
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