''Gonostegia'' is a genus of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

s belonging to the family

Urticaceae The Urticaceae are a family, the nettle family, of flowering plants. The family name comes from the genus ''Urtica''. The Urticaceae include a number of well-known and useful plants, including nettles in the genus ''Urtica'', ramie (''Boehmeria ...

. Its native range is from tropical and subtropical Asia to northern Australia.

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus ''Gonostegia'': * '' Gonostegia bennettiana'' (Wight) Pusalkar & Ingle * '' Gonostegia caudata'' (Benn.) Miq. * '' Gonostegia gardneri'' (Wight) Pusalkar & Ingle * '' Gonostegia gracilis'' (Miq.) Miq. * '' Gonostegia hirta'' (Blume) Miq. * '' Gonostegia integrifolia'' (Dalzell) Miq. * '' Gonostegia lawsoniana'' (C.E.C Fisch.) Pusalkar & Ingle * '' Gonostegia meeboldii'' (W.W.Sm. & Ramaswami) Pusalkar & Ingle * '' Gonostegia parvifolia'' (Wight) Miq. * '' Gonostegia pentandra'' (Roxb.) Miq. * '' Gonostegia wightii'' (Benn.) Pusalkar & Ingle

References

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