Boehmeria Jacq.
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Jacq.
Jacq.
1760
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Boehmeria
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Boehmeria Jacq.
Fls unisexual, in axillary simple to compound glomerules. ♂ with 3-5-partite per., segs valvate; stamens 3-5, inflexed in bud, opp. segs; ovary rud. ♀ with 2-4-toothed tubular per. Ovary sessile or stipitate; style filiform, persistent; ovule 1, erect. Achene invested by persistent per. Monoec. or dioec. trees with alt. or opp., toothed, stipulate lvs. About 75 spp., mainly tropical; the N.Z. sp. endemic to Kermadec Is.
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54384dfb-9d21-4ec7-b5cc-f3a0ca49593c
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Names_Plants
1 January 2000
10 November 2006