Urticaceae

Also known as nettle family

The Urticaceae are a family, the nettle family, of flowering plants. The family name comes from the genus Urtica. The Urticaceae family includes a number of well-known and useful plants, including nettles in the genus Urtica, Ramie (Boehmeria nivea), māmaki (Pipturus albidus), and ajlai (Debregeasia saeneb).

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The Urticaceae family, also known as the nettle family, is a group of flowering plants named after the genus Urtica. It includes several useful plants like common nettles, ramie (used for fiber), māmaki, and ajlai, making it economically and culturally important around the world.

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Species

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Urticaceae

FAMILY

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderRosales
FamilyUrticaceae

Observations recorded3,177,554

荨麻科根据不同的分类法共有54至79属，大约2600种，基本都是草本，偶尔有灌木种，广泛分布在除极地外的世界各地，最大的属是冷水花属，有500至600种，此外如楼梯草属有300种，荨麻属有80种。本科植物没有乳汁，茎皮有较长的纤维，表皮细胞有钙质钟乳体，所以在叶上和枝干上有点状或长形浅色斑纹，单叶，常两侧不对称。花细小，多单性，聚成二级头状或假穗状花序。果实为坚果或核果。

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Research

1,385 papers

Phytochemical, Anti-diabetic and Cardiovascular Properties of Urtica dioica L. (Urticaceae): A Review.ReviewMini reviews in medicinal chemistry · 2019El Haouari M, Rosado JADOI: 10.2174/1389557518666180924121528
Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica L.): Nutritional Composition, Bioactive Compounds, and Food Functional Properties.ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Devkota HP, Paudel KR, Khanal S et al.DOI: 10.3390/molecules27165219
Optimization of Alkali Treatment Conditions of Ramie Fabrics Using Box–Behnken Method.Biopolymers · 2024Wagaye BT, Guo JDOI: 10.1002/bip.23621
Robot-assisted Versus Conventional Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy for Resectable Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Early Results of a Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial: the RAMIE Trial.Annals of surgery · 2022Yang Y, Li B, Yi J et al.DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000005023
Urticaceae leaves with stinging trichomes were already present in latest early Eocene Okanogan Highlands, British Columbia, Canada.American journal of botany · 2020DeVore ML, Nyandwi A, Eckardt W et al.DOI: 10.1002/ajb2.1548
Phytochemical, Chemotaxonomic and Bioinformatics Study on Laportea bulbifera (Urticaceae).Chemistry & biodiversity · 2022Lu X, Zhao Y, Li B et al.DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.202200070
Pain-causing stinging nettle toxins target TMEM233 to modulate Na(V)1.7 function.Nature communications · 2023Jami S, Deuis JR, Klasfauseweh T et al.DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-37963-2
Phylogenomics and evolutionary history of Oreocnide (Urticaceae) shed light on recent geological and climatic events in SE Asia.Molecular phylogenetics and evolution · 2022Wu ZY, Milne RI, Liu J et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2022.107555

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Wikidata facts

Image: Urtica dioica (Blüten).jpg

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Commons category: Urticaceae
taxon name: Urticaceae
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomyfamily.aspx?id=1165
taxon common name: koprivovke
Montana Plant Life URL: montana.plant-life.org/cgi-bin/family03.cgi?Urticaceae

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The family includes about 2,625 species, grouped into 53 genera. The largest genera are Pilea (500 to 715 species), Elatostema (300 species), Urtica (80 species), and Cecropia (75 species). Cecropia contains many myrmecophytes.