Obetia

Obetia is a genus of plants in the family Urticaceae, with stinging hairs.[1] The genus contains the following species:[2]

  • Obetia carruthersiana (Hiern) Rendle
  • Obetia ficifolia Gaudich.
  • Obetia madagascariensis (Juss. ex Poir.) Wedd.
  • Obetia radula (Baker) Baker ex B.D. Jacks. stinging-nettle tree[3]
  • Obetia tenax Friis

Obetia
Obetia ficifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Urticaceae
Tribe: Urticeae
Genus: Obetia
Gaudich.
Type species
Obetia ficifolia
Gaudich.

References

  1. Flora of Zimbabwe, retrieved 7 December 2016
  2. "Obetia". The Plant List. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  3. Discover plants and fungi, Kew Science, retrieved 7 December 2016
  • Media related to Obetia at Wikimedia Commons


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