Urticaceae
Boehmeria
Boehmeria virgata

Boehmeria virgata subsp. macrophylla (Hornem.) Friis & Wilmot-Dear

First published in Blumea 58: 159 (2013)
This subspecies is accepted
The native range of this subspecies is Tropical Africa, W. Indian Ocean. It is a scrambling subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Comoros, Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Réunion, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Balkrishna, A. (2018). Flora of Morni Hills (Research & Possibilities): 1-581. Divya Yoga Mandir Trust.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Newman, M., Ketphanh, S., Svengsuksa, B., Thomas, P., Sengdala, K., Lamxay, V. & Armstrong, K. (2007). A checklist of the vascular plants of Lao PDR: 1-394. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Sarder, N.U. & Hassan, M.A. (eds.) (2018). Vascular flora of Chittagong and the Chittagong Hill Tracts 2: 1-1060. Bangladesh National Herbarium, Dhaka.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
  • Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M. & Keay, R.W.J. (1954-1958). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 1-828.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Wilmot-Dear, C.M. & Friis, I. (2013). The Old World species of Boehmeria (Urticaceae), tribus Boehmerieae). A taxonomic revision. Blumea 58: 85-216.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2009 Vu Xuan Phuong et al. [HNK 302] Vietnam K000611442 No
Jan 1, 2009 Vu Xuan Phuong et al. [HNK 368] Vietnam K000611440 No
Wallish [s.n.] Nepal K003800145 Yes
[Abel, F.; Livreis, C.] [s.n.] K003800164 Yes
[Feynman] [s.n.] Indonesia K003800466 No
s.coll. [4582] K000741286 Lectotype Yes
Massunde, J. [JM755] Mozambique K001346362 Yes
[Feyrmann] [s.n.] Indonesia K003800467 No
Wallich [4582] Nepal K000741285 Isotype Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4582] Urtica macrostachya K001039376 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4582] Urtica macrostachya K001039380 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 4582] Nepal Urtica macrostachya K001039375 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4582] Urtica macrostachya K001039379 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4582] Urtica macrostachya K001039378 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4582] Urtica macrostachya K001039377 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4596] Urtica pulcherrima K001039426 Unknown Type Material Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 4596] Urtica pulcherrima K001039428 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4596] Urtica pulcherrima K001039427 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 4596] Burma Urtica pulcherrima K001039431 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4596] Urtica pulcherrima K001039429 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4596] Urtica pulcherrima K001039430 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gomez, W. [Cat. no. 4596] Urtica pulcherrima K001039433 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 4596] Burma Urtica pulcherrima K001039432 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 4591] Nepal Urtica cinerascens K001039413 Type Yes
Sep 1, 2008 Corcoran, M.R. [8] Cameroon Boehmeria macrophylla K000339509 Yes
Sep 1, 2008 Tchiengue, B. [2200] Cameroon Boehmeria macrophylla K000461045 No
Sep 1, 2008 Tchiengue, B. [2784] Cameroon Boehmeria macrophylla K000461050 No
Aug 1, 2005 Etuge, M. [5129] Cameroon Boehmeria macrophylla K000338328 No
Aug 1, 2005 Cheek, M. [11643] Cameroon Boehmeria macrophylla K000338330 No
Aug 1, 2005 Darbyshire, I. [264] Cameroon Boehmeria macrophylla K000338329 No
Jan 1, 2004 Onana, J.-M. [1829] Cameroon Boehmeria macrophylla K000198611 No
Jan 1, 2004 Zapfack, L. [2022] Cameroon Boehmeria macrophylla K000198612 No
Jan 1, 2004 Cheek, M. [10466] Cameroon Boehmeria macrophylla K000198610 No
May 1, 2001 Cable, S. [3252] Cameroon Boehmeria macrophylla K000051195 Yes
May 1, 2001 Cable, S. [2554] Cameroon Boehmeria macrophylla K000051229 Yes
May 1, 2001 Sidwell, K. [374] Cameroon Boehmeria macrophylla K000051201 Yes
May 1, 2001 Etuge, M. [2857] Cameroon Boehmeria macrophylla K000051230 Yes
May 1, 2001 Etuge, M. [2079] Cameroon Boehmeria macrophylla K000051194 Yes
May 1, 2001 Etuge, M. [1808] Cameroon Boehmeria macrophylla K000051192 Yes
May 1, 2001 Ryan, P. [357] Cameroon Boehmeria macrophylla K000051191 Yes
May 1, 2001 Cheek, M. [8389] Cameroon Boehmeria macrophylla K000051197 Yes
May 1, 2001 Cable, S. [2820] Cameroon Boehmeria macrophylla K000051232 Yes
May 1, 2001 Zapfack, L. [683] Cameroon Boehmeria macrophylla K000051202 Yes
May 1, 2001 Cable, S. [3658] Cameroon Boehmeria macrophylla K000051196 Yes
May 1, 2001 Etuge, M. [1981] Cameroon Boehmeria macrophylla K000051231 Yes
Dec 1, 2000 Zapfack, L. [790] Cameroon Boehmeria macrophylla K000746970 No
Nov 1, 2000 Cable, S. [3044] Cameroon Boehmeria macrophylla K000746971 No
Nov 1, 2000 Munyenyembe, P. [742] Cameroon Boehmeria macrophylla K000746972 No
May 1, 2000 Etuge, M. [2218] Cameroon Boehmeria macrophylla K000746969 No
Jan 1, 1996 Cheek, M. [5848] Cameroon Boehmeria macrophylla K000011571 No
Jan 1, 1996 Cheek, M. [5402] Cameroon Boehmeria macrophylla K000011572 No
Jan 1, 1996 Cable, S. [1542] Cameroon Boehmeria macrophylla K000011568 No
Jan 1, 1996 Watts, J. [1011] Cameroon Boehmeria macrophylla K000011569 No
Jan 1, 1996 Akogo, M. [19] Cameroon Boehmeria macrophylla K000011570 No
Jan 1, 1996 Cheek, M. [7607] Cameroon Boehmeria macrophylla K000381622 No
Jan 1, 1994 Doumenge, C. [499] Cameroon Boehmeria macrophylla K000181556 No
Nov 1, 1993 Wheatley, J.I. [428] Cameroon Boehmeria macrophylla K000011573 No
Jan 1, 1993 Wheatley, J.I. [521] Cameroon Boehmeria macrophylla K000011574 No
Jan 1, 1987 Etuge, M. [308] Cameroon Boehmeria macrophylla K000181557 No
Mar 1, 1976 Letouzey, R. [14575] Cameroon Boehmeria macrophylla K000181560 No
Jul 1, 1975 Letouzey, R. [14051] Cameroon Boehmeria macrophylla K000181559 No
Jan 1, 1968 Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [6985] Cameroon Boehmeria macrophylla K000181558 No
Jul 1, 1967 Letouzey, R. [8807] Cameroon Boehmeria macrophylla K000181563 No
Aug 1, 1959 Hepper, F.N. [2851] Cameroon Boehmeria macrophylla K000181548 No
Dundas J. [20380] Cameroon Boehmeria macrophylla K000181534 No
Thompson, S.A. [1660] Cameroon Boehmeria macrophylla K000181555 No
Migeod, F. [254] Cameroon Boehmeria macrophylla K000181538 No
Adams, C.D. [11061] Cameroon Boehmeria macrophylla K000181530 No
Ndo, J. [2] Cameroon Boehmeria macrophylla K000875914 Yes
Saxer, A. [41] Cameroon Boehmeria macrophylla K000181552 No
Konomou, G.; Balde, A. [791] Guinea Boehmeria macrophylla K001187804 Yes
Cheek, M.; Riemann; Cobham; Moyes; Aguilar; Martin [4986] Cameroon Boehmeria macrophylla K001518354 Yes
Cheek, M. [10803] Cameroon Boehmeria macrophylla K001422464 Yes
Rakotoarinivo, M.; Ralimanana, H.; Rajaonarison, R. [RMJ 411] Madagascar Boehmeria macrophylla K000952552 Yes
Ashworth, J.; Ndo, J.; Okon, F.; Anya, S. [210] Cameroon Boehmeria macrophylla K000875859 Yes
Maitland, T.D. [647] Cameroon Boehmeria macrophylla K000181531 No
Maitland, T.D. [41] Cameroon Boehmeria macrophylla K000181536 No
Brunt, M.A. [830] Cameroon Boehmeria macrophylla K000181551 No
Olorunfemi, J. [30588] Cameroon Boehmeria macrophylla K000181540 Yes
Maitland, T.D. [1362] Cameroon Boehmeria macrophylla K000181529 Yes
Onochie, C.F.A. [34846] Cameroon Boehmeria macrophylla K000181545 Yes
Keay, R.W.J. [37660] Cameroon Boehmeria macrophylla K000181547 No
Watts, J. [570] Cameroon Boehmeria macrophylla K000085448 No
Daramola, B., O. [FHI 41065] Cameroon Boehmeria macrophylla K000181546 Yes
Hutchinson, J.; Metcalfe, C.R. [72] Cameroon Boehmeria macrophylla K000181533 No
Olorunfemi, J. [30761] Cameroon Boehmeria macrophylla K000181541 No
Dundas J. [20380] Cameroon Boehmeria macrophylla K000181535 No
Timberlake, J. [5165] Mozambique Boehmeria macrophylla K000613545 Yes
Ujor, E.U. [30030] Cameroon Boehmeria macrophylla K000181544 Yes
Morton, J.K. [6712] Cameroon Boehmeria macrophylla K000181550 No
Ujor, E.U. [30376] Cameroon Boehmeria macrophylla K000181539 No
Harris, T. [s.n.] Malawi Boehmeria macrophylla K000614602 Yes

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0