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Urticaceae (nettle family) Life
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Eurosid I > Order: Rosales
Fifty-four genera and 2625 species (worldwide, mainly
tropics); 11 genera and 19 species native to southern Africa, four species are
naturalised, and an additional three genera and 10 species are cultivated in the
region.
Genera native to southern Africa
List from
Plants
of Southern Africa - an Online Checklist (SANBI).
Didymodoxa
Two species: Didymodoxa caffra and Didymodoxa capensis, both
of which are native to southern Africa, but with the distribution extending
as far north as Ethiopia. |
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Droguetia
Seven species, native to Africa, Madagascar, Mascarenes, India and Java).
Droguetia ambigua and Droguetia iners are native to southern
Africa. |
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Forsskaolea
Six species, native to the Canary Islands, Cape Verde Islands, Spain, India
and Africa. Three species are native to southern Africa. |
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Girardinia
Two species, native to mountains of the Old World tropics including West
Africa, Madagascar and Asia. Girardinia diversifolia is native to
southern Africa. |
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Laportea
About 50 species, mainly tropical but also extending into temperate North
America and East Asia. Three species are native to southern Africa. |
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Obetia
About eight species (Africa, Madagascar, the Mascarene and Aldabra Islands);
two species are native to southern Africa:
Obetia carruthersiana (Angola
tree nettle) and
Obetia tenax (Rock tree nettle). |
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Parietaria
About 20 species, native to temperate and tropical regions; Parietaria
debilis is native to southern Africa. Parietaria officinalis
(Erect pellitory-of-the-wall) is native to central and southern Europe and
is cultivated in southern Africa. |
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Pilea
About 250 species, native to tropical and subtropical regions but not
Australia and New Zealand. Pilea rivularis is native to southern
Africa, Pilea microphylla is naturalised, and a further three species
are cultivated in the region. |
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Pouzolzia
About 35-40 species, native mainly to the Old World tropics.
Pouzolzia
mixta (Soap nettle) and Pouzolzia parasitica are native to
southern Africa. |
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Urera
About 40 species, native to tropical Africa, Madgascar, tropical America and
the Pacific Islands. Urera trinervis
(Climbing tree nettle) is native to southern Africa and
Urera baccifera is cultivated in the region. |
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Urtica
About 50 species, native mainly to north temperate regions but also in the
tropics and south temperate regions. Urtica lobulata is native to
southern Africa; Urtica dioica (Stinging nettle) and Urtica urens
are naturalised, and Urtica pilulifera is cultivated in the
region. |
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Other genera, cultivated in southern Africa
List from Glen (2002).
Boehmeria nivea (Ramie)
Native from Japan to Malaysia. |
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Pellionia
Two species cultivated: Pellionia daveauana and Pellionia repens
(native from Vietnam to Malaysia). |
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Soleirolia soleirolii (Helxine,
Mother-of-thousands)
Native to the western Mediterranean. |
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