''Maoutia'' is a

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of shrubs or small trees in the nettle family ( Urticaceae). It is native to Malesia and the South Pacific. It is found in Fiji, Java, Lesser Sunda Islands, Maluku, New Guinea, Philippines,

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, Samoa,

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, Solomon Islands, Taiwan, Tonga,

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and

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. The genus name of ''Maoutia'' is in honour of

Emmanuel Le Maout Jean-Emmanuel-Marie Le Maout (29 December 1799, Guingamp – 23 June 1877, Paris) was a French naturalist. In 1842, Le Maout qualified as a physician at the University of Paris, where he became a demonstrator of natural sciences in the Facul ...

(1799–1877), who was a French naturalist.

Description

The leaves are alternate. The

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branches dichotomously (i.e. it repeatedly divides into two) and the flowers are arranged in small clusters. The

pistillate Gynoecium (; ) is most commonly used as a collective term for the parts of a flower that produce ovules and ultimately develop into the fruit and seeds. The gynoecium is the innermost whorl of a flower; it consists of (one or more) ''pistils'' ...

("female") flowers have very small petals. ''Maoutia'' species resemble those of ''

Leucosyke ''Leucosyke'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Urticaceae. Its native range is Tropical and Subtropical Asia to Southern Pacific. Species: *''Leucosyke arcuatovenosa'' *''Leucosyke aspera'' *''Leucosyke benguetensis'' * ...

'' and '' Debregeasia''.

Species

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accepted 10 species; *'' Maoutia ambigua'' Wedd. *''

Maoutia australis ''Maoutia'' is a genus of shrubs or small trees in the nettle family ( Urticaceae). It is native to Malesia and the South Pacific. It is found in Fiji, Java, Lesser Sunda Islands, Maluku, New Guinea, Philippines, Ryukyu Islands, Samoa, Society ...

'' Wedd. *'' Maoutia diversifolia'' (Miq.) Wedd. *'' Maoutia gracilis'' H.J.P.Winkl. *''

Maoutia lanceolata ''Maoutia'' is a genus of shrubs or small trees in the nettle family ( Urticaceae). It is native to Malesia and the South Pacific. It is found in Fiji, Java, Lesser Sunda Islands, Maluku, New Guinea, Philippines, Ryukyu Islands, Samoa, Society ...

'' Ridl. *'' Maoutia odontophylla'' (Miq.) Miq. *'' Maoutia salomonensis'' Rech. *'' Maoutia samoensis'' Reinecke *'' Maoutia setosa'' Wedd. *''

Maoutia warburgii ''Maoutia'' is a genus of shrubs or small trees in the nettle family ( Urticaceae). It is native to Malesia and the South Pacific. It is found in Fiji, Java, Lesser Sunda Islands, Maluku, New Guinea, Philippines, Ryukyu Islands, Samoa, Society ...

'' Boerl.

References

Urticaceae Urticaceae genera Flora of Malesia Flora of Papuasia Flora of the Southwestern Pacific Flora of Taiwan Flora of the Ryukyu Islands Flora of the Society Islands {{Urticaceae-stub