''Obetia'' is a genus of
dioecious
Dioecy ( ; ; adj. dioecious, ) is a characteristic of certain species that have distinct unisexual individuals, each producing either male or female gametes, either directly (in animals) or indirectly (in seed plants). Dioecious reproduction is ...
plant
Plants are the eukaryotes that form the Kingdom (biology), kingdom Plantae; they are predominantly Photosynthesis, photosynthetic. This means that they obtain their energy from sunlight, using chloroplasts derived from endosymbiosis with c ...
s in 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 ...
, with stinging hairs. The genus contains the following species:
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Obetia carruthersiana
''Obetia'' is a genus of dioecious plants in the family Urticaceae, with stinging hairs. The genus contains the following species:
*'' Obetia carruthersiana'' (Hiern) Rendle
*''Obetia ficifolia'' Gaudich.
*'' Obetia madagascariensis'' (Juss. ''ex ...
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(Hiern) Rendle
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Obetia ficifolia
''Obetia'' is a genus of dioecious plants in the family Urticaceae, with stinging hairs. The genus contains the following species:
*''Obetia carruthersiana'' (Hiern) Rendle
*''Obetia ficifolia'' Gaudich.
*''Obetia madagascariensis'' (Juss. ''ex'' ...
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Gaudich.
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Obetia madagascariensis
''Obetia'' is a genus of dioecious plants in the family Urticaceae, with stinging hairs. The genus contains the following species:
*''Obetia carruthersiana'' (Hiern) Rendle
*''Obetia ficifolia'' Gaudich.
*'' Obetia madagascariensis'' (Juss. ''ex' ...
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(Juss. ''ex'' Poir.) Wedd.
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Obetia radula
''Obetia'' is a genus of dioecious plants in the family Urticaceae, with stinging hairs. The genus contains the following species:
*''Obetia carruthersiana'' (Hiern) Rendle
*''Obetia ficifolia'' Gaudich.
*''Obetia madagascariensis'' (Juss. ''ex'' ...
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(Baker) Baker ''ex'' B.D. Jacks. stinging-nettle tree
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Obetia tenax
''Obetia'' is a genus of dioecious plants in the family Urticaceae, with stinging hairs. The genus contains the following species:
*''Obetia carruthersiana'' (Hiern) Rendle
*''Obetia ficifolia'' Gaudich.
*''Obetia madagascariensis'' (Juss. ''ex'' ...
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Friis
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Urticaceae
Urticaceae genera
Dioecious plants
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