Boehmeria Jacq.
Fls unisexual, in axillary simple to compound glomerules. ♂ with 3-5-partite per., segs valvate; stamens 3-5, inflexed in bud, opp. segs; ovary rud. ♀ with 2-4-toothed tubular per. Ovary sessile or stipitate; style filiform, persistent; ovule 1, erect. Achene invested by persistent per. Monoec. or dioec. trees with alt. or opp., toothed, stipulate lvs. About 75 spp., mainly tropical; the N.Z. sp. endemic to Kermadec Is.
