Gesnouinia
| Gesnouinia | |
|---|---|
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| Gesnouinia arborea | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Urticaceae |
| Genus: | Gaudich.[1] |
Gesnouinia is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Urticaceae (the nettle family), endemic to the Canary Islands.
Description
Gesnouinia species are shrubs with monoecious flowers (i.e. separate "male" and "female" flowers on the same plant). Two staminate ("male") flowers and one carpellate ("female") flower are grouped in each bract (involucre), which are then clustered into a panicle. The male flowers have a calyx made up of four sepals and four stamens. The female flowers have an included ovary and a short style.[2]
Species
Plants of the World Online as of 2025 accepts only one species.[3]
Gesnouinia arborea (L.f.) Gaudich.
References
- ^ "IPNI Plant Name Query Results for Gesnouinia", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2014-10-10
- ^ Bramwell, David & Bramwell, Zoë (2001). Wild Flowers of the Canary Islands. Madrid, España: Editorial Rueda. p. 109. ISBN 84-7207-129-4.
- ^ "Gesnouinia Gaudich. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2025-08-07.