Gyrotaenia

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Gyrotaenia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Urticaceae
Tribe: Elatostemateae
Genus: Gyrotaenia
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Gyrotaenia is a genus of plants in the family Urticaceae.

Species include:

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