Urticaceae genera

Urtica is a genus of flowering plants in the family Urticaceae. Many species have stinging hairs and may be called nettles or stinging nettles (the latter name applying particularly to U. dioica). The generic name Urtica derives from the Latin for 'sting'.

Parietaria is a genus of flowering plants in the family Urticaceae, native to temperate and tropical regions across the world.

Cecropia is a Neotropical genus consisting of 61 recognized species with a highly distinctive lineage of dioecious trees. The genus consists of pioneer trees in the more or less humid parts of the Neotropics, with the majority of the species being myrmecophytic. Berg and Rosselli state that the genus is characterized by some unusual traits: spathes fully enclosing the flower-bearing parts of the inflorescences until anthesis, patches of dense indumenta (trichilia) producing Müllerian bodies (food) at the base of the petiole, and anthers becoming detached at anthesis. Cecropia is most studied

Pilea, with 600–715 species, is the largest genus of flowering plants in the nettle family Urticaceae.

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".

Laportea is a genus of plants in the family Urticaceae. They are herbaceous, either annual or perennial. Like many plants of the Urticaceae, they have stinging hairs. There are stinging and non-stinging hairs on the same plant. The genus was named after the French naturalist Francis de Laporte de Castelnau.

Soleirolia soleirolii (, syn. Helxine soleirolii) is a flowering plant in the nettle family. It has a number of common names, including '''baby's tears, angel's tears, peace in the home, bits and pieces, bread and cheese, Corsican creeper, Corsican curse, friendship plant, mind-your-own-business, pollyanna vine, Paddy's wig, and mother of thousands'. It should not be confused with Kalanchoe daigremontiana'', another plant known as mother of thousands.

Dendrocnide is a genus of approximately 40 species of plants in the nettle family Urticaceae. They have a wide distribution across North East India, Southeast Asia, Australia and the Pacific Islands. In Australia they are commonly known as stinging trees.

Elatostema is a genus of flowering plants containing approximately 350 known species in the nettle family Urticaceae, native to tropical forest clearings throughout Australasia, Asia and Africa. There may be as many as 1,000 species of this little-known genus, which is susceptible to deforestation and other forms of human exploitation. Some species, for instance the recently discovered E. fengshanense, show unusual adaptations to growing in deep shade in caves. DNA analysis suggests that the three genera Elastostema, Pellionia, and Pilea be grouped together as one.

Nanocnide is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Urticaceae.

Pellionia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Urticaceae. The flowers of Pellionia are white globules held on stalks above the plant, which respond to changes in temperature by releasing their pollen as little puffs of smoke.

Debregeasia is a genus of plants in the nettle family Urticaceae native to areas from northern Africa to China, Southeast Asia and Australia.

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Girardinia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Urticaceae.

Forsskaolea is a small genus of 7 species of perennial herbs in the nettle family with non-stinging hairs and dot-like concretions of mineral matter on their green parts. The genus was named in honor of Swedish botanist Peter Forsskål.

Leucosyke is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Urticaceae.

Oreocnide is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Urticaceae.

Lecanthus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Urticaceae. Its native range is tropical Africa, tropical and subtropical Asia to southwestern Pacific.

Urera is a genus of flowering plants in the nettle family, Urticaceae. It has a pantropical distribution.

Pipturus is a flowering plant genus in the nettle family, Urticaceae. It includes 29 species which range from the Western Indian Ocean islands to Malesia, Taiwan, the Ryukyu Islands, Papuasia, northern and Eastern Australia, and the Pacific Islands.

Pouzolzia is a genus of flowering plants in the nettle family. There are about 35 species distributed throughout the tropical world. Most are shrubs, and some are herbs. The genus was named for French botanist and plant collector Pierre Marie Casimir de Pouzolz (1785–1858).

Coussapoa is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Urticaceae.

Nothocnide is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Urticaceae.

Myrianthus is a genus of flowering plants in the nettle family (Urticaceae). They are mainly found in Tropical Africa. They are mostly tropical trees, shrubs, or lianas. Leaves are simple and pinnately veined or with a palmate structure. It is dioecious, with separate male and female plants.

Pourouma is a genus of at least 20–25 species of flowering plants in the family Urticaceae, or alternately, the Cecropiaceae, native to tropical regions of Central and South America.

Maoutia is a genus of shrubs or small trees in the nettle family (Urticaceae).

Obetia is a genus of dioecious plants in the family Urticaceae, with stinging hairs. The genus contains the following species: Obetia carruthersiana (Hiern) Rendle Obetia ficifolia Gaudich. Obetia madagascariensis (Juss. ex Poir.) Wedd. Obetia radula (Baker) Baker ex B.D. Jacks. stinging-nettle tree Obetia tenax Friis

Droguetia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Urticaceae.

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Didymodoxa is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Urticaceae.

Neraudia is a genus of plants in family Urticaceae. All five species are endemic to Hawaii. '''Ma'oloa''' is a common name for these plants.

Gesnouinia is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Urticaceae (the nettle family), endemic to the Canary Islands.

Rousselia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Urticaceae.

Cypholophus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Urticaceae.

Myriocarpa is a genus of woody plants in the family Urticaceae. Species in the genus range in size from shrubs to small trees and are endemic to Central and South America. Myriocarpa is characterized by long pendulous string-like female inflorescences of apparently naked flowers and stems which release a watery latex when cut. Estimates for the diversity of the genus range from five to eighteen species. Research for Flora Mesoamericana indicates that there are probably fifteen to twenty species.

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Hesperocnide is a small genus of nettles containing two species. These are annual herbs covered in stinging hairs and toothed leaves.

Poikilospermum is a genus of shrubs or tall woody climbers, consisting of at least 33 accepted species. The plants are found from India and China (Yunnan), the Sino-Himalayan region to Sulawesi and Jawa in Indonesia. Some of the plants are used by people.

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Achudemia is a genus of plants belonging to the family Urticaceae. It is sometimes also treated as a section of the genus Pilea.

Metatrophis is a genus of plant in the nettle family, Urticaceae. Its only species is Metatrophis margaretae, endemic to the island of Rapa Iti in the Tubuai Islands.

Gyrotaenia is a genus of plants in the family Urticaceae.

Chamabainia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Urticaceae.

Sarcochlamys is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Urticaceae. The only species is Sarcochlamys pulcherrima. It is a dioecious, evergreen shrub or small tree.

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Discocnide is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Urticaceae. The only species is Discocnide mexicana.

Astrothalamus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Urticaceae.

Gonostegia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Urticaceae.

Neodistemon is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Urticaceae. The only species is Neodistemon indicus.

Archiboehmeria is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Urticaceae.

Touchardia is a genus of flowering plants in the nettle family, Urticaceae. It includes two species native to the Hawaiian Islands. Touchardia latifolia Touchardia sandwicensis

Petelotiella is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Urticaceae. It contains just one species, Petelotiella tonkinensis.