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Boehmeria nivea

Species of plant

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Taxonomy

Boehmeria nivea was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753 as Urtica nivea. In 1830, Charles Gaudichaud-Beaupré transferred it to the genus Boehmeria, which had been established by Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin in 1760. The species has acquired a substantial number of synonyms, most in the genera Boehmeria and Urtica. Some varieties have been proposed but are not accepted: Boehmeria nivea var. tenacissima and Boehmeria nivea var. strigosa.

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