Urtica massaica Mildbr. belongs to the Urticaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Urtica massaica--Kenya. Limuru. Garden of Sue Brown. 10 July 04. 035.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Family
Urticaceae
Genus
Urtica
Specific Epithet
massaica
Authorship
Mildbr.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.6
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#285,188 of 335,497
Top 86%
Extinction probability
9%
Location
Kenya (Sue Brown's private garden)
Location Remarks
Town of Limuru, about 30 miles northwest of Nairobi.
Collectors
No collectors specified
