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'''''Myrianthus''''' is a [[genus]] of [[flowering plant]]s in the nettle family ([[Urticaceae]]). They are mainly found in [[Tropical Africa]].<ref name="PL-Myr">{{Cite web|title=Myrianthus|url=http://www.theplantlist.org/browse/A/Urticaceae/Myrianthus/|work=theplantlist.org|date=|accessdate=2017-05-03}}</ref> |
'''''Myrianthus''''' is a [[genus]] of [[flowering plant]]s in the nettle family ([[Urticaceae]]). They are mainly found in [[Tropical Africa]].<ref name="PL-Myr">{{Cite web|title=Myrianthus|url=http://www.theplantlist.org/browse/A/Urticaceae/Myrianthus/|work=theplantlist.org|date=|accessdate=2017-05-03}}</ref> They are mostly tropical trees, shrubs, or lianas. Leaves are simple and pinnately veined or with a palmate structure. It is [[dioecious]], with separate male and female plants.<ref>{{cite book|doi=10.1007/978-3-662-02899-5|title=Flowering Plants · Dicotyledons|year=1993|isbn=978-3-642-08141-5|s2cid=38606188|editor1-last=Kubitzki|editor1-first=Klaus|editor2-first=Jens G|editor2-last=Rohwer|editor3-first=Volker|editor3-last=Bittrich}}</ref> |
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The leaves of ''[[Myrianthus arboreus]]'' are an important food source in the [[Delta State|Delta]] and [[Edo State]]s of [[Nigeria]] where the plant is known locally as ''ujuju''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://database.prota.org/PROTAhtml/Myrianthus%20arboreus_En.htm |title=PROTA Myrianthus arboreus P.Beauv |work=Database.prota.org |date= |accessdate=2013-12-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130412042750/http://database.prota.org/PROTAhtml/Myrianthus%20arboreus_En.htm |archive-date=2013-04-12 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The fruits are also edible. |
The leaves of ''[[Myrianthus arboreus]]'' are an important food source in the [[Delta State|Delta]] and [[Edo State]]s of [[Nigeria]] where the plant is known locally as ''ujuju''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://database.prota.org/PROTAhtml/Myrianthus%20arboreus_En.htm |title=PROTA Myrianthus arboreus P.Beauv |work=Database.prota.org |date= |accessdate=2013-12-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130412042750/http://database.prota.org/PROTAhtml/Myrianthus%20arboreus_En.htm |archive-date=2013-04-12 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The fruits are also edible. |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Urticaceae |
| Tribe: | Cecropieae |
| Genus: | Myrianthus P.Beauv. 1804 [1805] |
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Myrianthus is a genus of flowering plants in the nettle family (Urticaceae). They are mainly found in Tropical Africa.[1] They are mostly tropical trees, shrubs, or lianas. Leaves are simple and pinnately veined or with a palmate structure. It is dioecious, with separate male and female plants.[2]
The leaves of Myrianthus arboreus are an important food source in the Delta and Edo States of Nigeria where the plant is known locally as ujuju.[3] The fruits are also edible.
Species
Although 13 species have been described[1] only four are accepted species:
References
- ^ a b "Myrianthus". theplantlist.org. Retrieved 2017-05-03.
- ^ Kubitzki, Klaus; Rohwer, Jens G; Bittrich, Volker, eds. (1993). Flowering Plants · Dicotyledons. doi:10.1007/978-3-662-02899-5. ISBN 978-3-642-08141-5. S2CID 38606188.
- ^ "PROTA Myrianthus arboreus P.Beauv". Database.prota.org. Archived from the original on 2013-04-12. Retrieved 2013-12-15.
External links
Media related to Myrianthus at Wikimedia Commons
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