''Obetia'' is a genus of
dioecious
Dioecy (; ; adj. dioecious , ) is a characteristic of a species, meaning that it has distinct individual organisms (unisexual) that produce male or female gametes, either directly (in animals) or indirectly (in seed plants). Dioecious reproductio ...
plant
Plants are predominantly photosynthetic eukaryotes of the kingdom Plantae. Historically, the plant kingdom encompassed all living things that were not animals, and included algae and fungi; however, all current definitions of Plantae exclud ...
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 (''Boehmeri ...
, 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
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 usefu ...
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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
''Obetia'' is a genus of dioecious plants in the family Urticaceae
The Urticaceae ...
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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
''Obetia'' is a genus of dioecious plants in the ...
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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
''Obetia'' ...
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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
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 usefu ...
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Friis
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Urticaceae
Urticaceae genera
Dioecious plants
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