Urticaceae

Elatostema J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.

First published in Char. Gen. Pl., ed. 2.: 105 (1776), nom. cons.
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical Africa to Pacific.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Caroline Is., China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Comoros, Congo, DR Congo, East Himalaya, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, India, Ivory Coast, Japan, Jawa, Kenya, Korea, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Maluku, Marianas, Mauritius, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Guinea, New South Wales, New Zealand North, Nicobar Is., Nigeria, Norfolk Is., Philippines, Queensland, Rwanda, Réunion, Samoa, Society Is., Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Sudan-South Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tibet, Togo, Uganda, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis-Futuna Is., West Himalaya, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS Genera starting with letter E-F: 1-50919.
  • Tseng, Y.H. & Hu, J.M. (2015). Taxonomic revision of Elatostema J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. (Urticaceae) in Taiwan. Taiwania 60: 23-32.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • —F.T.A. 6, 2: 277.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Char. Gen. Pl.: 105 (1776) nom. conserv.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Char. Gen. Pl.: 105 (1776)
  • Engl. in E. & P. Pf. 3(1): 109 (1888)
  • G.F.P. 2: 184 (1967), nom. conserv.
  • G.P. 3:386 (1880)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

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

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. 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 2026. 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