Organisms

Urticaceae

The nettles plant family of the order ROSALES, superorder ROSANAE, and class MAGNOLIOPSIDA. Many have stinging hairs on stems and leaves with flowers that are small and greenish in leaf axils. The fruit is dry and one-seeded.

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The nettles plant family of the order ROSALES, superorder ROSANAE, and class MAGNOLIOPSIDA. Many have stinging hairs on stems and leaves with flowers that are small and greenish in leaf axils. The fruit is dry and one-seeded.

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  • Cecropiaceae
  • Musanga
  • Myrianthus

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Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, toxicity, ultrastructure, virology.

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2002

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  1. B01w.875w.800w.575w.912w.250w.859.937w.937w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Urticaceae. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D027003. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D027003
  2. Urticaceae. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urticaceae
  3. Urticaceae. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q156332