Urticaceae

Walker, C. C. and Eggli, U. (2023). Urticaceae. In: Eggli, Urs and Nyffeler, Reto eds. Dicotyledons: Rosids. Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants. Springer, Cham, pp. 1071–1074.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-93492-7_107

Abstract

A diagnostic description of the family is given with special emphasis on the occurrence of succulence. This is followed by information on the ordinal placement, a selection of important literature, and information on the geographical distribution. A short discussion of the family’s position in the angiosperm phylogeny is supplemented by a summary of its past and present classification in a phylogenetic context. The succulent features present amongst the species of the family are shortly summarized, as is its general economical importance. Finally, a dichotomous key to the genera with succulent species is given.

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