Urticaceae include a nummer o well-kent an uiseful plants, includin the aforementioned nettles, ramie ( Boehmeria nivea ), mÄmaki ( Pipturus albidus ), an ajlai ( Debregeasia saeneb ). (wikipedia.org)
Urticaceae2
Boehmeria is a genus of 47 species of flowering plants in the nettle family Urticaceae. (wikipedia.org)
Boehmeria nivea is a very variable species. (theferns.info)
Boehmeria nivea is an erect, herbaceous perennial plant forming a cluster of stems that can become woody and persistent, at least at their base. (theferns.info)
Boehmeria nivea, an extremely variable species, is widespread over large areas of subtropical and tropical Asia. (findmeacure.com)
Although related to the similar-looking species of the stinging nettles of genus Urtica, species of Boehmeria do not have stinging hairs. (wikipedia.org)
While studying the genus Boehmeria collected in South Korea, we firstly confirmed the identity of B. nakashimae Yahara, which is known as an endemic species in Japan, on Jejudo Island. (e-kjpt.org)
A newly recorded species, Boehmeria nakashimae Yahara, is confirmed for the first time to be distributed on forest edges on Jejudo Island, Korea. (e-kjpt.org)
Species4
Boehmeria species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Bedellia boehmeriella, which feeds exclusively on B. grandis. (wikipedia.org)
1854 The following species are found in the Old World: Boehmeria beyeri C. B. Rob. (wikipedia.org)
In the Korean Boehmeria , B. hirtella Satake, B. nakaiana Satake, B. quelpaertensis Satake, and B. taquetii Nakai have been considered as endemic species in Jejudo Island, Korea ( Lee, 1996 ). (e-kjpt.org)
In conclusion, Korean Boehmeria was classified into a total of 13 species within two sections: sect. (e-kjpt.org)
Pouzolzia1
1872 is a synonym of Pouzolzia australis (Endl. (wikipedia.org)
The widespread Pilea pumila is somewhat similar, but it has shiny upper surfaces of the leaves (whereas Boehmeria leaves are dull above), usually more deeply serrated leaves, and the flower clusters are from axils but are branched and shorter than the spiky clusters in Boehmeria . (ncparks.gov)
However, Jo (2023) recently treated B. nakaiana and B. taquetii as newly additional synonyms of B. sieboldiana Blume, and B. hirtella and B. quelpaertensis were also confirmed to be distributed in Japan. (e-kjpt.org)