Debregeasia

Debregeasia
Female flowers of Debregeasia orientalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Urticaceae
Tribe: Boehmerieae
Genus:
Gaudich.[1][2]
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Missiessya Gaudich. ex Wedd.
  • Leucocnide Miq.
  • Morocarpus Siebold & Zucc.

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

Species

As of 9 April 2024, eight species are recognised by Plants of the World Online,[1] as follows:

  • Debregeasia australis Friis, Wilmot-Dear & C.J.Chen - Queensland (Australia)
  • Debregeasia elliptica C.J.Chen - Yunnan, Guangxi (China), Vietnam
  • Debregeasia hekouensis W.T.Wang - Yunnan
  • Debregeasia longifolia (Burm.f.) Wedd. - India, Nepal, Tibet, China, Mainland Southeast Asia, Malesia
  • Debregeasia orientalis C.J.Chen - Nepal, Tibet, China, Taiwan, Japan
  • Debregeasia saeneb (Forssk.) Hepper & J.R.I.Wood - Ethiopia, Eritrea, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Tibet, Xinjiang (China)
  • Debregeasia squamata King ex Hook.f. - Assam (India), southern China, western Malesia
  • Debregeasia wallichiana Wedd. - India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Andaman Islands, southern China, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand

References

  1. ^ a b c "Debregeasia Gaudich". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Debregeasia". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2024.