Urticaceae
Urtica

Urtica massaica Mildbr.

First published in Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 8: 275 (1923)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Central & E. Tropical Africa. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zaïre

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Friis, I. (1989). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Urticaceae: 1-64.
  • Lewalle, J. (1970). Liste floristique et répartition altitudinale de la flore du Burundi occidental: 1-84. Université officielle de Bujumbura.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1978). Flora du Rwanda 1: 1-413. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Friis, I. (1989). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Urticaceae: 1-64.
  • Lewalle, J. (1970). Liste floristique et répartition altitudinale de la flore du Burundi occidental: 1-84. Université officielle de Bujumbura.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1978). Flora du Rwanda 1: 1-413. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • A.D.Q. Agnew, Upland Kenya Wild Flowers p. 321 (1974).
  • Hauman in Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi, 1: 180 (1948).
  • Mildbr. in Notizblatt des Botanischen Gartens und Museums zu Berlin-Dahelm 8: 275 (1923).
  • O. Hedberg, Afroalpine Vascular Plants p. 72 (1957).
  • Peter, Flora von Deutsch-Ostafrika 2: 116 & Appendix: 10, t. 13/A–E (1932).
  • Troupin, Fl. Rwanda 1: 153, fig. 30/3A–C (1978).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Andrews, P.; Bamford, M.; Njau, E.; Leliyo, G. [EN 653] Tanzania K001768993 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • 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