Debregeasia

Debregeasia
Female flowers of Debregeasia orientalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Urticaceae
Tribe:	Boehmerieae
Genus:	Debregeasia Gaudich. [1] [2]
Synonyms [1] [2]
MissiessyaGaudich. ex Wedd. LeucocnideMiq. MorocarpusSiebold & Zucc.

Debregeasia is a genus of plants in the nettle family Urticaceae native to areas from northern Africa to China, Southeast Asia and Australia.

Species

As of 9 April 2024 ^[update] , eight species are recognised by Plants of the World Online, ^[1] as follows:

• Debregeasia australis Friis, Wilmot-Dear & C.J.Chen - Queensland (Australia)
• Debregeasia elliptica C.J.Chen - Yunnan, Guangxi (China), Vietnam
• Debregeasia hekouensis W.T.Wang - Yunnan
• Debregeasia longifolia (Burm.f.) Wedd. - India, Nepal, Tibet, China, Mainland Southeast Asia, Malesia
• Debregeasia orientalis C.J.Chen - Nepal, Tibet, China, Taiwan, Japan
• Debregeasia saeneb (Forssk.) Hepper & J.R.I.Wood - Ethiopia, Eritrea, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Tibet, Xinjiang (China)
• Debregeasia squamata King ex Hook.f. - Assam (India), southern China, western Malesia
• Debregeasia wallichiana Wedd. - India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Andaman Islands, southern China, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand

References

1. "Debregeasia Gaudich". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
2. "Debregeasia". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2024.