| Gesnouinia arborea | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Urticaceae |
| Genus: | Gesnouinia |
| Species: | G. arborea |
| Binomial name | |
| Gesnouinia arborea | |
Gesnouinia arborea, (ortigon de los montes), is a shrub or small tree.
Leaves entire, acuminate, 3-nerved, pubescent, stipules absent. Flowers monoecious, 1 female and 2 male in each involucre. Involucres clustered into a dense panicle. Male flowers with 4-partite calyx and 4 stamens. Female flowers with included ovary and short styles. Seeds (achenes) enclosed by the calyx. [1]
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