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Girardinia

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

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderRosales
  5. FamilyUrticaceae
Native toAngola, Assam, Bangladesh, Burundi, Cameroon, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, DR Congo, East Himalaya, Eswatini, Ethiopia

Common Name: nettle

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
24
With media
21
Family
Urticaceae
Collections
US, MU, MICH, MO, NY, NHMUK
Recorded in
Myanmar, China, India, Vietnam, Nepal, Thailand, South Korea, Papua New Guinea

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Urticaceae
Image
Girardinia diversifolia 2.jpg
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taxon name
Girardinia
taxon rank
genus
topic's main category
Category:Girardinia
Commons category
Girardinia
taxon common name
蝎子草属
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Encyclopedic overview

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

Its native range is the tropical and subtropical Old World to Russian Far East. It is found in the countries of Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Burundi, Cameroon, China, East and West Himalayas, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Guinea, India, Inner Mongolia, Ivory Coast, Java, Kenya, Korea, Laos, Lesser Sunda Islands, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Manchuria, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Nigeria, Northern Provinces (of South Africa), Primorye (region of Russia), Rwanda, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatra, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tibet, Uganda, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre and Zimbabwe.

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