Urticaceae
Fls minute, unisexual, cymose; per. 4-5-lobed, imbricate or valvate. Stamens 4-5, opp. per.-lobes, inflexed in bud. ♀ with per. often enlarged in fr.; staminodes present or absent; ovary superior, rarely inferior, 1-celled; ovule 1, erect. Fr. an achene or drupe. Herbs, subshrubs or small soft-wooded trees, with alt. or opp., simple, stipulate lvs. About 40 genera, mainly tropical, some widespread.
