Touchardia
Genus of flowering plants
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Touchardia is a genus of flowering plants in the nettle family, Urticaceae. It includes two species native to the Hawaiian Islands.
- Touchardia latifolia Gaudich.
- Touchardia sandwicensis (Wedd.) ined.
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| Touchardia latifolia is one of two known species within the genus. | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Urticaceae |
| Tribe: | Urticeae |
| Genus: | Touchardia Gaudich. (1848) |
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The name Touchardia is in honour of Philippe Victor Touchard (1810–1879), a French vice-admiral.[2]