Tribe Boehmerieae | Scientific name Boehmeria Rank Genus | |
Lower classifications Ramie, Boehmeria jamaicensis | ||
Tertiary ingredients of boehmeria repens formulations pankaj oudhia s medicinal plant database
Boehmeria is a genus of 47 species of flowering plants in the nettle family Urticaceae. Of the species, 33 are indigenous to the Old World and 14 to the New World; no species is indigenous to both the Old and New Worlds. The species include herbaceous perennials, shrubs and small trees. Although related to the similar-looking species of the stinging nettles of genus Urtica, species of Boehmeria do not have stinging hairs. Because of the similarity in appearance, some species are commonly called "false nettles".
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- Tertiary ingredients of boehmeria repens formulations pankaj oudhia s medicinal plant database
- Boehmeria ramie flax harvesters late kenaf jute harvest to continue to improve
- Cultivation and uses
- Species
- References
This genus is named in honor of the German botanist, Georg Rudolf Boehmer.
Boehmeria ramie flax harvesters late kenaf jute harvest to continue to improve
Cultivation and uses
One species, ramie (Boehmeria nivea) is an important fibre crop. Some are also used as ornamental plants.
Boehmeria species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Bedellia boehmeriella, which feeds exclusively on B. grandis.
Species
This list is incomplete.
