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s, and some are herbs. The genus was named for French botanist and plant collector Pierre Marie Casimir de Pouzolz (1785–1858). ''

Pouzolzia hirta ''Pouzolzia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the nettle family. There are about 35 species distributed throughout the tropical world. Most are shrubs, and some are herbs. The genus was named for French botanist and plant collector Pierre Mar ...

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Selected species

The following species are included:

Section ''Pouzolzia'' Gaudich. 1830

New World Species

The following species are found in the New World: *'' Pouzolzia formicaria'' (Wedd.) Wedd. 1857 *'' Pouzolzia guatemalana'' (Blume) Wedd. 1869 ** var. ''guatemalana'' (Blume) Wedd. 1869 ** var. ''nivea'' (S. Watson) Friis & Wilmot-Dear 1996 *'' Pouzolzia laevis'' (Wedd.) Wedd. 1869 *'' Pouzolzia latistipula'' Friis & Wilmot-Dear 1996 *''

Pouzolzia longipes ''Pouzolzia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the nettle family. There are about 35 species distributed throughout the tropical world. Most are shrubs, and some are herbs. The genus was named for French botanist and plant collector Pierre Mar ...

'' Killip 1937 *'' Pouzolzia nudiflora'' (Willd.) Friis & Wilmot-Dear 1996 *'' Pouzolzia obliqua'' (Wedd.) Wedd. 1857 *'' Pouzolzia occidentalis'' (Liebm.) Wedd. 1857 ** var. ''occidentalis'' (Liebm.) Wedd. 1857 ** var. ''palmeri'' (Liebm.) Friis & Wilmot-Dear 1996 *''

Pouzolzia parasitica ''Pouzolzia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the nettle family. There are about 35 species distributed throughout the tropical world. Most are shrubs, and some are herbs. The genus was named for French botanist and plant collector Pierre Mar ...

'' (Forssk.) Schweinf. 1896 *''

Pouzolzia poeppigiana ''Pouzolzia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the nettle family. There are about 35 species distributed throughout the tropical world. Most are shrubs, and some are herbs. The genus was named for French botanist and plant collector Pierre Mar ...

'' (Wedd.) Killip 1937 *''

Pouzolzia pringlei ''Pouzolzia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the nettle family. There are about 35 species distributed throughout the tropical world. Most are shrubs, and some are herbs. The genus was named for French botanist and plant collector Pierre Mar ...

'' Greenm. 1898 *''

Pouzolzia purpusii ''Pouzolzia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the nettle family. There are about 35 species distributed throughout the tropical world. Most are shrubs, and some are herbs. The genus was named for French botanist and plant collector Pierre Mar ...

'' Brandegee 1924 *''

Pouzolzia scaberrima ''Pouzolzia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the nettle family. There are about 35 species distributed throughout the tropical world. Most are shrubs, and some are herbs. The genus was named for French botanist and plant collector Pierre Mar ...

'' Killip 1934 *''

Pouzolzia zeylanica ''Pouzolzia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the Urticaceae, nettle family. There are about 35 species distributed throughout the tropical world. Most are shrubs, and some are herbs. The genus was named for French botanist and plant collector ...

'' (L.) Benn. 1838

Old World Species

The following species are found in the Old World: *''

Pouzolzia arachnoidea ''Pouzolzia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the nettle family. There are about 35 species distributed throughout the tropical world. Most are shrubs, and some are herbs. The genus was named for French botanist and plant collector Pierre Mar ...

'' (Walp.) Wedd. 1869 *''

Pouzolzia australis ''Pouzolzia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the nettle family. There are about 35 species distributed throughout the tropical world. Most are shrubs, and some are herbs. The genus was named for French botanist and plant collector Pierre Mar ...

'' (Endl.) Friis & Wilmot-Dear 2004 *''

Pouzolzia boiviniana ''Pouzolzia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the nettle family. There are about 35 species distributed throughout the tropical world. Most are shrubs, and some are herbs. The genus was named for French botanist and plant collector Pierre Mar ...

'' (Blume) Wedd. 1857 *''

Pouzolzia cymosa ''Pouzolzia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the nettle family. There are about 35 species distributed throughout the tropical world. Most are shrubs, and some are herbs. The genus was named for French botanist and plant collector Pierre Mar ...

'' Wight 1853 *''

Pouzolzia denudata ''Pouzolzia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the nettle family. There are about 35 species distributed throughout the tropical world. Most are shrubs, and some are herbs. The genus was named for French botanist and plant collector Pierre Mar ...

'' De Wild. & Th. Dur. 1900 *'' Pouzolzia fadenii'' Friis & Jellis 1984 *'' Pouzolzia gaudichaudii'' Leandri 1951 *'' Pouzolzia guineensis'' Benth. 1849 *'' Pouzolzia herpetophyton'' Friis & Wilmot-Dear 2004 *'' Pouzolzia laevigata'' (Poir.) Gaudich. 1830 *'' Pouzolzia mandrarensis'' Leandri 1951 *'' Pouzolzia mixta'' Solms 1864 ** var. ''mixta'' Solms 1864 ** var. ''shirensis'' (Rendle) Friis & Wilmot-Dear 2004 *'' Pouzolzia niveotomentosa'' W. T. Wang 1981 *''

'' (Forssk.) Schweinf. 1896 *'' Pouzolzia rubricaulis'' (Blume) Wedd. 1869 *'' Pouzolzia sanguinea'' (Blume) Merrill 1921 ** var. ''cinerascens'' (Blume) Friis & Wilmot-Dear 2004 ** var. ''formosana'' (Li) Friis & Wilmot-Dear 2004 ** var. ''fulgens'' (Wedd.) Hara 1975 ** var. ''sanguinea'' (Blume) Merrill 1921 *'' Pouzolzia thailandica'' Friis & Wilmot-Dear 2004 *'' Pouzolzia tsaratananensis'' Friis & Wilmot-Dear 2004 *'' Pouzolzia variifolia'' Friis & Wilmot-Dear 2004 *'' Pouzolzia weddellii'' Leandri 1951 *'' Pouzolzia zeylandica'' (L.) Benn. & R. Br. 1838 ** var. ''calcicola'' Friis & Wilmot-Dear 2004 ** var. ''zeylandica'' (L.) Benn. & R. Br. 1838

Section ''Memorialis'' Benn. & R. Br. 1838

*''

'' (Blume) Hassk. 1844 ** var. ''hirta'' (Blume) Hassk. 1844 ** var. ''parvifolia'' (Wight) Friis & Wilmot-Dear 2004 *'' Pouzolzia pentandra'' (Roxb.) Benn. & R. Br. 1838 ** subsp. ''pentandra'' (Roxb.) Benn. & R. Br. 1838 ** subsp. ''wightii'' (Benn. & R. Br.) Friis & Wilmot-Dear 2004 *** var. ''gracilis'' (Miq.) Friis & Wilmot-Dear 2004 *** var. ''wightii'' (Benn. & R. Br.) Friis & Wilmot-Dear 2004 *'' Pouzolzia peteri'' Friis 1987

''Incertae sedis''

*'' Pouzolzia floresiana'' Friis & Wilmot-Dear 2012 *'' Pouzolzia rugulosa'' (Wedd.) Acharya & Kravtsova 2009

References

External links

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