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252.0000 Family Urticaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 400 (1789), nom. cons.
ca. 55 genera, ca. 2050 spp. Phylogeny: Fu et al. (2026)
Species listed in database: 2090; hybrids: 6
= Boehmerioideae Luerss.; Handb. Syst. Bot. [Luerssen] 2: 521 (1880)
= Cecropiaceae C.C.Berg; Taxon 27: 39 (1978)
= Cecropioideae Romaniuc; Albertoa n. s. 4: 13 (1999)
= Conocephaloideae Engl.; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] III, 1: 71, 93 (1888)
= Lecanthoideae Kravtsova; Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 92: 22 (2007)
= Parietariaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Přír. Rostlin 261 (1820)
= Parietarioideae Luerss.; Handb. Syst. Bot. [Luerssen] 2: 522 (1880)
= Ureroideae Luerss.; Handb. Syst. Bot. [Luerssen] 2: 521 (1880)
= Urticoideae Arn.; Botany [Arnott] 129 (1832)
252.0117 Genus Boehmeria Jacq.; Enum. Syst. Pl. 9, 31 (1760)
Distribution: Tropical and subtropical, 33 Old World, 14 the New World. Revisions see Wilmot-Dear et al. (1996, 2003, 2013). Cypholophus needs inclusion, but the combinations are not yet available.
Species listed in database: 55; hybrids: 3
= Duretia Gaudich.; Voy. Uranie [Freycinet] 500 (1826)
= Gymnogyne F.Didr.; Index Sem. Hort. Univ. Haun. (1850)
= Splitgerbera Miq.; Comm. Phytogr. 133, t. 14 (1840)

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