Boehmeria virgata explained

Boehmeria virgata is a species of flowering plant in the family Urticaceae, native to a wide area, from tropical Africa, the western Indian Ocean, tropical and subtropical Asia to Australia and the Pacific. It was first described by Georg Forster in 1786 as Urtica virgata.

Subspecies and varieties

, Plants of the World Online accepted the following subspecies and varieties:

• Boehmeria virgata var. austroqueenslandica
• Boehmeria virgata var. canescens
• Boehmeria virgata var. densiglomerata
• Boehmeria virgata var. longissima
• Boehmeria virgata subsp. macrophylla, syn. Boehmeria macrophylla
• Boehmeria virgata var. macrostachya, syn. Boehmeria platyphylla
• Boehmeria virgata var. maxima
• Boehmeria virgata var. minuticymosa
• Boehmeria virgata var. rotundifolia
• Boehmeria virgata var. scabrella
• Boehmeria virgata var. strigosa
• Boehmeria virgata var. sumatrana
• Boehmeria virgata var. tomentosa
• Boehmeria virgata var. velutina
• Boehmeria virgata subsp. virgata